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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups mixed dried fruit and assorted nuts
- Optional: 1 tablespoon fleur de sel
Directions
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Into a heavy bottom sauce pan add: sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Bring to a boil stirring with a heat resistant non-stick spatula until mixture is dissolved.
- Place a candy thermometer into mixture. Lower heat to medium and continue cooking until you have reached hard ball stage (250-266°F) on the thermometer and the mixture is caramel in color.
- Remove pan from heat. Add butter. Carefully stir to combine. Add nuts and continue stirring until coated.
- Carefully pour mixture onto baking sheet and spread as thinly as possible with a spatula. Sprinkle with optional salt if desired.
- Allow to cool completely until hardened. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
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Recipe developed for Dixie Crystals by Paula Jones @bellalimento.
