Swedish Hard Candies (knäck)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup cream
• 1 cup chopped blanched almonds or 1 cup mixed nuts

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, syrup, butter and cream in a heavy saucepan.
• 2 cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture forms a firm ball, about 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• 3 add nuts and pour into small fluted waxed paper candy cups or onto well-buttered cookie sheet. if poured on a cookie sheet, allow to set before cutting into small squares with oiled scissors.
• 4 wrap in waxed paper.