Candy Vegan Recipes - Vegan Fireside Cinnamon Nuts

If you are looking for bulk candy for your vegan recipes that bring a touch of delicious traditional holiday look no further. This Fireside Cinnamon Walnuts are as elegant as they are delicious.

Since this involves boiling sugar syrup candy until it changes texture and forms a soft ball with a candy thermometer is a good idea. Even though experienced cooks can probably get sweet "guesstimate" when to start testing for the soft ballStage, a thermometer, a great advantage.

Syrups in general, in the movement phase soft ball in the temperature range 235-245 degrees. To reach this temperature, the syrup must boil for some time, so be sure to use a heavy-bottomed saucepan with the opportunity to minimize burning.

When the candy thermometer into sugar syrup, make sure the tip of the thermometer, the syrup is absorbed, but do not touch the bottom of the pan. When the tip comes into contact with the bottom of the potYou get an inaccurate reading.

Ingredients

2 1 / 2 C walnut half
2 tablespoons vegan butter substitute (margarine and butter flavor Crisco NuCoa recommended)
1 C sugar
1 / 2 C water temperature
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 / 2 teaspoon salt
1 1 / 2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 375 degrees, while the arrangement of nuts in large oven-safe bowl or dish. nuts heat for 5 minutes, stirring once. Use 1 tablespoon butter substitute vegan coat sides of a heavy pan with a 2 liter. Into add the sugar, water, cinnamon and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture is boiling.

If you have a candy thermometer, add now. Use the clip on the thermometer if it is properly positioned with the tip dipped in syrup, but do not touch the bottom of the pan. Cook without stirring until the temperature reaches 235 degrees, and then test for the soft ball. Spoon a few drops of cold syrup in a cupThe water, then with your fingers, press together the drop of syrup. If you get a flexible soft ball, have reached the soft ball stage and are ready to move forward.

Remove from heat and beat by hand until the mixture begins to cream. Add the vanilla and add nuts warm gently until the nuts are well coated. Use the remaining tablespoon of butter substitute vegan coat a baking sheet or foil. Turn the nut mixture onto the prepared surface and immediately separate nutswith two forks. This recipe produces a pound of sweet delicious vegan nut.