Opera Creams Candies

Name: Opera Creams Candies
Ingredients: 3 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup heavy cream or 1 cup whipping cream; 1 tablespoon corn syrup; 1/4 cup sweet unsalted butter (1/4 cup); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon maple extract (NOT maple syrup!); 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 cup chopped pecans

8 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup heavy cream or 1 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1/4 cup sweet unsalted butter (1/4 cup)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon maple extract (NOT maple syrup!)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1

Mix together sugar,cream,corn syrup,butter and salt in a saucepan.
2

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved.
3

Cook about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until a candy thermometer reaches 238 F (soft-ball stage).
4

Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and maple extract.
5

Pour into a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
6

Stir in pecans.
7

Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased waxed paper and let cool until hardened.
8

Store in an airtight contained between sheets of waxed paper.
9

NOTE: You may use either light or dark corn syrup- the difference will be a slight change in color.