Salted Nut Roll

startnover's Note:

One of the yummiest candy recipes from my mom's collection. I like it with pecans, but it was meant for cashews or peanuts. I'm guessing any salted nut would be fabulous!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

center

• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Caramel coating

• 14 ounces caramels
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 cups chopped salted nuts

Directions:

1. Mix center well kneading till smooth, it will seem very dry.
2. Shape into 8 rolls, roll them in wax paper.
3. Freeze for 2 hours.
4. Melt caramels with water and beat well.
5. Roll logs in caramel and then into chopped nuts.
6. Keep in an airtight plastic container lined with wax paper and keep refrigerated.
7. Keeps 2-4 weeks.
8. Prep time is to make them only -- not freezer time.

Reviews

[Elaniemay]

Delicious! I used homemade caramel.

[Chef PotPie]

This is YUMMY. I had some trouble with the caramel staying viable long enough for the nuts to stick, and I used salted cashews that I chopped, just for a different take on the whole thing, and they taste wonderful! The nougat is indeed quite dry, I used a pastry cutter and then kneaded by hand and it turned out exactly as it should be. Thanks homegirl,it's so much better than store-bought!

[Kittencalskitchen]

This is a little extra work, but well worth it! I doubled the complete recipe as I will be giving some away this weekend, but I got less than 16 rolls, these are just way too delicious! thanks for sharing homegirl, great recipe hon!...Kitten:)