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PECAN TURTLE CANDY – SUGAR FREE!
PECAN TURTLE CANDY – SUGAR FREE!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Pecan Turtle Candy - Sugar Free
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 6 TBSP SWERVE BROWN
- 3 TBSP BOCHA SWEET (OR ALLULOSE OR XYLITOL)
- 5 TBSP BUTTER DIVIDED
- 1/2 CUP HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM
- 1/4 TSP XANTHAN GUM
- 1/4 TSP SEA SALT
- 2 CUPS PECAN HALVES
- 4 OUNCES SUGAR FREE DARK CHOCOLATE CHOPPED
- MORE SEA SALT FOR SPRINKLING, IF DESIRED
Instructions
- IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN OVER MEDIUM HEAT, COMBINE THE SWEETENERS AND 4 TABLESPOONS OF THE BUTTER. BRING TO A BOIL AND COOK 3 TO 5 MINUTES, WATCHING CAREFULLY SO IT DOESN’T BURN. REMOVE FROM HEAT AND ADD THE CREAM. THE MIXTURE WILL BUBBLE VIGOROUSLY.
- RETURN THE MIXTURE TO HEAT AND BRING BACK TO A BOIL. BOIL 3 MINUTES, WATCHING CAREFULLY. SPRINKLE THE SURFACE WITH XANTHAN GUM AND WHISK TO COMBINE. WHISK IN THE SALT. LET THE CARAMEL COOL UNTIL THICKENED BUT STILL POURABLE, ABOUT 1 HOUR
- MEANWHILE, PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350F AND LINE A COOKIE SHEET WITH PARCHMENT OR A SILICONE BAKING MAT. SPREAD THE PECANS OUT ON THE MAT IN A SINGLE LATER AND BAKE 7 TO 10 MINUTES, UNTIL TOASTED. ARRANGE THE PECANS IN CLUSTERS OF 3 OR 4, MAKING ABOUT 20 TO 24 CLUSTERS.
- DRIZZLE A FEW TEASPOONS OF CARAMEL OVER EACH PECAN CLUSTER, MAKING SURE SOME CARAMEL IS TOUCHING EACH OF THE PECANS. PLACE THE COOKIE SHEET IN THE FREEZER TO SET THE CARAMEL.
- IN A SMALL BOWL SET OVER A BOWL OF BARELY SIMMERING WATER, COMBINE THE CHOCOLATE AND THE REMAINING TABLESPOON OF BUTTER. STIR UNTIL MELTED AND SMOOTH, THEN DRIZZLE OVER THE CHILLED CLUSTERS.
- SPRINKLE WITH SEA SALT IF DESIRED, AND LET SET.
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