Persimmon Candy, Native American
Created by dienia b on December 21, 2015
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 9m
- Cook Time: 9m
- Recipe #22209
Ingredients
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1/8 cup butter (it called for size of a walnut, I'm thinking eyeballing it here lol)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup persimmon pulp
- 1 cup chopped pecans (or hickory nuts)
How to Make
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Step 1: Place sugar and milk in heavy saucepan.
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Step 2: Bring to a rolling boil.
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Step 3: Reduce heat, and boil until small amount forms a soft ball in cold water.
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Step 4: Remove from heat, and add butter (the size of a walnut), vanilla, persimmon pulp and nuts.
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Step 5: Let cool to room temperature.
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Step 6: Beat until mixture begins to thicken.
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Step 7: Spread on cloth wrung out in cold water.
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Step 8: Roll candy, remove cloth, and let cool.
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Step 9: Slice to serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (100.9 g)
- Calories 300.8
- Total Fat - 12.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.9 g
- Cholesterol - 10 mg
- Sodium - 53 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 48.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 46.7 g
- Protein - 2.1 g
- Calcium - 42.1 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg