Divinity Candy
Quick answer
- Total time
- 785 min
- Level
- Hard
- Servings
- 24 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Divinity sets from hot syrup beaten into whipped egg white, not from time in the oven like a meringue cookie.
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The syrup temperature measures sugar concentration, not whether the white is safely cooked, so the recipe calls for pasteurized whites rated for whipping and no-cook use.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Line two trays with parchment and lightly butter two spoons.
Chop pecans coarsely and weigh the whites into a clean mixer bowl.
- 2
Dissolve sugar, corn syrup and water over low heat in a heavy saucepan of at least 2 L.
Once boiling, stop stirring and position the thermometer clear of the base.
- 3
When syrup approaches 120°C, whip the whites to stiff peaks.
Continue heating syrup to 126 to 127°C, then remove from heat.
- 4
With the mixer on medium, pour syrup in a thin stream between the bowl wall and whisk, not onto the moving whisk.
Add vanilla and beat for another 8 to 12 minutes.
- 5
When the shine dulls and a spoonful keeps a small peak, fold in pecans.
Quickly use the buttered spoons to portion about 48 candies.
- 6
Set for at least 12 hours in a cool, dry room.
Turn once when the bases are firm. Pack only when the surfaces are dry and the candies hold their shape when lifted.
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- Divinity
Betty Crocker Kitchens · Checked: 2026-09-26
- Egg Safety
FDA · Checked: 2026-09-26
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