Swedish Hard Candies (Knäck)

Name: Swedish Hard Candies (Knäck)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 60 candies, 60 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup dark corn syrup; 1/4 cup butter; 1 cup cream; 1 cup chopped blanched almonds or 1 cup mixed nuts

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Recipe by BeccaB3c

From a little Swedish Recipes book of mine. Makes about 60 candies.

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READY IN: 15mins

SERVES: 60

YIELD: 60 candies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup sugar
1

cup dark corn syrup
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cup butter
1

cup cream
1

cup chopped blanched almonds or 1 cup mixed nuts

DIRECTIONS

Combine sugar, syrup, butter and cream in a heavy saucepan.
Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture forms a firm ball, about 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Add nuts and pour into small fluted waxed paper candy cups or onto well-buttered cookie sheet. If poured on a cookie sheet, allow to set before cutting into small squares with oiled scissors.
Wrap in waxed paper.

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