Best 6 Moms Divinity Recipes

MOMS DIVINITY RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Beat dry frosting mix, corn syrup, vanilla and boiling water until blended. Beat on high for 5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar on low. Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Let cool for about 4 hours or until firm. Turn to all bottom to dry. Air dry for about 12 hours. Store in air-tight container. (Doesn't work well when humid out!)

GRANDMA'S DIVINITY

Steps:

• Place egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line three 15x10x1-in. pans with waxed paper., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup; bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Cook, without stirring, over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 252° (hard-ball stage). Just before the temperature is reached, beat egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form., Slowly add hot sugar mixture in a thin stream over egg whites, beating constantly and scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add vanilla. Beat until candy holds its shape, 5-6 minutes. (Do not overmix or candy will get stiff and crumbly.) Immediately fold in pecans., Quickly drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared pans. Let stand at room temperature until dry to the touch. Store between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container at room temperature.

EASY DIVINITY RECIPE

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, heat the sugar, corn syrup, and water over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Stir constantly. You'll want to heat this mixture to 260 F on a candy thermometer.
• Before the candy reaches 260, start beating the egg whites in a stand mixer on high speed until stiff peaks begin to form.
• When the sugar mixture reaches 260 F, slowly pour it into the beaten egg whites. Beat the mixture on high speed.
• Beat until the mixture is no longer glossy and holds it's shape. This could take about 8 minutes.
• Fold in vanilla and nuts.
• Spray 2 spoons with non stick cooking spray. Using these spoons drop by tablespoonfuls onto the lined cookie sheets.
• Work quickly as the divinity sets up fast.
• Let set for about 1 hour.
• Store in an airtight container.

DIVINITY RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat. Without stirring, cook over low heat (small to medium bubbles breaking across surface of liquid) until temperature on candy thermometer reaches 260°F or small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a hard ball which doesn't flatten until pressed, about 40 minutes. When temperature reaches 260°F, in large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Beating at high speed, gradually add hot syrup in a thin, steady stream. DO NOT SCRAPE SIDE OF SAUCEPAN. Continue beating at high speed until mixture begins to lose its gloss, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Beat in vanilla. Continue beating at low speed until mixture holds a peak and does not spread when dropped from a spoon, about 8 minutes. (If mixture becomes too stiff for mixer, beat with wooden spoon.) Immediately stir in nuts. Working quickly, drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper*. If desired, garnish with walnut pieces or candied cherries. Let stand until set. Store in tightly-covered container. * OR, spread in 8- or 9-inch square baking pan lined with square baking pan lined with plastic wrap. If desired, garnish with walnut pieces or candied cherries. Cool on wire rack. Cut into squares. Store in tightly-covered container.

MOM'S DIVINITY

Steps:

• Separate egg whites and place in blender. Whip till peaks appear.
• Place sugar, water and Karo Syrup in a saucepan and heat past boiling till the mixture enters "softball" stage.
• With the blender still whipping, pour half of the syrup mixture slowly in the egg whites. Return other half of mixture to stove and heat to hardball stage.
• While the mixture is heating, add vanilla to ingredients in the blender. After the syrup mixture reaches hardball stage add slowly to the blender.
• Drop mixture by spoonfuls on wax paper. Press pecans onto divinity while hot. Allow divinity time to cool and setup.

DIVINITY

Steps:

• Cook sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 2-quart pot over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. (On humid days, use 1 tablespoon less water.) Cook, without stirring, to 260 degrees on candy thermometer (or hard ball stage).
• Beat egg whites in 1-1/2-quart bowl until stiff peaks form. Continue to beat while pouring hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites. Add vanilla; beat until mixture holds its shape and becomes slightly dull. (Mixture may become too stiff for electric mixer). Fold in nuts (if you choose).
• Drop from buttered spoon onto waxed paper. Let stand at room temperature, turning candy over once, until outside of candy is firm--at least 12 hours. Store in airtight container.