This divinity recipe uses five ingredients to make a creamy, fluffy, nougat-like sweet treat! You can add chopped walnuts if you like. Store the candy in an airtight container.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cups white sugar: 2 piece
- light corn syrup: 0.66667 cup
- water: 0.5 cup
- egg whites: 2 piece
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- walnuts: 0.66667 cup (chopped, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all your ingredients. ALLRECIPES / ANA CADENA
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Heat sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat; stir continuously until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Continue to cook, without stirring, until the mixture reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball. ALLRECIPES / ANA CADENA
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Beat egg whites in a 1 1/2-quart glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. ALLRECIPES / ANA CADENA
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Continue to beat while slowly pouring hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites ALLRECIPES / ANA CADENA
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Add vanilla; beat until mixture holds its shape and begins to lose its gloss. Fold in walnuts. ALLRECIPES / ANA CADENA
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Drop from a greased spoon onto waxed paper. Let stand at room temperature, turning candy over once, until the outside of candy is firm, at least 12 hours. Store in an airtight container. ALLRECIPES / ANA CADENA
