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Chai Spiced Divinity with Pecans

November 17, 2011 by Alea Milham 6 Comments

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Chai Spiced Divinity Recipe with Pecans

If you have read my blog for a while, you will know that I love chai tea. I make Chai Lattes and I add chai tea and spices to anything I think I can get away with like sweet potatoes, pudding, and doughnuts. So it was only natural for me to want to try it in a candy!

Some of my friends complain that divinity is too sweet. Using chai tea in my divinity recipe seemed like the perfect way  to offset the sweetness while adding a subtle undertone of spices.

I thought the tea would produce a dark divinity, especially when watching it boil:

However, I was happy to discover that the finished product was only mildly darker than plain divinity:

 

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Chai Spiced Divinity with Pecans

A delicious and flavorful twist on traditional divinity.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 20 minutes minutes
Author Alea

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 Chai Tea bags
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup recipe for corn syrup substitute
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped pecans optional

Instructions

  • Heat 1/2 cup water to boiling, add tea bags, steep for 5 minutes.
  • In a large pot, mix sugar, corn syrup and tea. Cook over a medium-high heat, while stirring until the mixture comes to a boil.
  • Clip candy thermometer to the pan. Continue cooking over medium-high heat without stirring until it reaches 260 degrees ( hard-ball stage).
  • Once you no longer need to stir the sugar mixture, you can prepare the egg white. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium until they form stiff peaks, when pushed with a spoon.
  • Gradually pour the hot sugar mixture in a thin stream over the egg whites, while the mixer is still set on medium After all of the hot mixture has been added to the egg whites, increase speed to high and beat for about 3 minutes.
  • Turn off mixer and scrape sides of bowl. Add vanilla. Continue beating on high until the candy starts to lose its gloss ( about 5-6 minutes). When beaters are lifted, the candy should fall in a thick ribbon and form a mound.
  • Stir in nuts, if you like, then drop with a tablespoon ( I use a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004UE85/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=coverteach0c-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B00004UE85">1 Tablespoon cookie Scoop</a><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=coverteach0c-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00004UE85&camp=217145&creative=399369" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" />) onto wax paper.
  • Let them set until they have cooled and the outer layer has become somewhat dry and not sticky ( 1 –2 hours). Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Equipment Needed:
Free standing mixer
Candy Thermometer
If you would like to see a pictorial tutorial, visit my How to Make Divinity post, which includes the same steps.

 

More Candy Recipes:

Traditional Toffee

Easy Peppermint Bark

Coffee Bean Bark

Peanut Butter Fudge

Pumpkin Pie Fudge

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Miriam says

    November 18, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Goodness, I bet this tastes like magic in the form of candy. It sounds amazng! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

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  2. Winelady Cooks says

    November 18, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Hi, This recipe looks awesome. I hope I will have a chance to try making these (the sweet tooth is asking for these).

    Thanks for sharing,
    Joanne

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  3. April @ The 21st Century Housewife says

    November 18, 2011 at 9:08 am

    Your Chai Spiced Divinity with Pecans sounds like something I would absolutely love! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. It’s perfect for holiday gift giving – and to keep for yourself too!

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  4. ButterYum says

    November 18, 2011 at 4:59 am

    I’m such a candy lover – great idea to revive this old classic.

    🙂
    ButterYum
    PS – I like to replace corn syrup with Lyle’s Golden Syrup – wonderful stuff.

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  5. Swathi says

    November 17, 2011 at 8:40 pm

    Delicious homemade candy Alea. I love to try as I haven’t tried any divinity earlier.

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  6. Elsa says

    November 17, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I’ve never made divinity but I would like to. It is definitely sweet but I have a huge sweet tooth so that’s not a problem. 🙂 I never see flavors added to it though, great idea!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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