Taffy-Nut Crunch
Ingredients
Instructions
- Mix sugar, corn syrup and water in 3-quart heavy saucepan. Cover and heat to boiling.
- Uncover and cook rapidly to 236° on candy thermometer, or soft ball stage.
- Stir in nuts slowly, keeping mixture bubbling all the time, then cook rapidly, stirring constantly, to 280° or hard ball stage.
- Stir in butter; continue cooking to 300°, or hard crack.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla; sprinkle soda over top quickly, then stir vigorously about 15 seconds, or until mixture is puffy. Pour into buttered jelly-roll pan, 15 x 10 x 1-inch.
- Cool completely.
- Break into bite-size pieces.
- Store in a container with tight fitting lid. Produces approximately 2 1/4 pounds of candy.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
516
kcal
26% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).