Coffee Penuche

Name: Coffee Penuche
Ingredients: 3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar; 1 cup brewed coffee; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped pecans

7 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup brewed coffee
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

Cook first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar from sides of pan. Uncover and cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 238° (soft ball stage).
2

Remove from heat, and add butter, vanilla, and salt (do not stir). Cool to 175°. Stir in pecans, and beat with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens and begins to lose its gloss. Spread into a buttered 8-inch square pan. Cool until firm. Cut into squares.