Penuche Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 30 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 30 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 1 hour
🥳 Recipe Category: Candy
🔍 Keywords: Dessert, Low Protein, Healthy, Christmas, < 60 Mins
📝 Description: Indulge in the sweetness of homemade Penuche with this recipe from lovewithrecipes.com. Penuche, a traditional candy, delights with its caramelized flavor and creamy texture, making it perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings or sharing during festive occasions.
🍽 Ingredients:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Granulated sugar | 1 1/2 cups |
| Light brown sugar | 1 cup |
| Milk | 1/3 cup |
| Butter | 1/3 cup |
| Margarine | 2 tablespoons |
| Vanilla | 1 teaspoon |
| Walnuts | 1/2 cup |
| Pecans | 1/2 cup |
🔢 Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 2660.1
- Fat Content: 64.2g
- Saturated Fat Content: 19.9g
- Cholesterol Content: 84.3mg
- Sodium Content: 213.1mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 529.3g
- Fiber Content: 3.9g
- Sugar Content: 513.6g
- Protein Content: 13.8g
👩🍳 Instructions:
- Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan.
- In the buttered saucepan, combine granulated sugar, light brown sugar, milk, butter, and margarine.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugars dissolve and the mixture comes to a boil.
- Continue cooking until the mixture reaches 236 degrees Fahrenheit (soft-ball stage), stirring only enough to prevent sticking.
- Remove from heat immediately and allow it to cool to lukewarm (110 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Add vanilla to the lukewarm mixture.
- Beat the mixture vigorously until it loses its gloss and becomes very thick, which should take about 10 minutes.
- Quickly stir in the chopped walnuts and pecans.
- Immediately pour the mixture into a buttered 8x4x2-inch loaf pan.
- While still warm, score the mixture into squares using a knife.
- Allow the mixture to cool and firm up before cutting it into individual pieces.
🎉 Serve and Enjoy: Penuche is best enjoyed once it has fully cooled and set. Serve it as a delightful treat for yourself or share it with friends and family during Christmas or any special occasion. Its rich caramel flavor and nutty crunch will surely be a hit!
