Kahlua Crystalized Nuts Recipes

KAHLUA CRYSTALLIZED NUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Heat oven 275 degrees, place nuts in shallow pan and heat 20 minutes, mixing after 10. (If using macadamia nuts and walnuts add them only for the last 10 minutes they are oily and can burn).
• In a large saucepan (you will be mixing the nuts in this at the end) combine sugar, Kahlua, corn syrup and butter using a wooden spoon stirring constantly and scraping sides to get all sugar crystals melted. Sugar mixture will need to boil at least 15 minutes before you need to insert candy thermometer, keep stirring until (300 degrees F- hard-crack stage) It is very important to get all the way to 300 or the candy will be gritty and soft.
• Take off heat, pour in nuts, stirring quickly then pour mixture out onto large cookie sheet lightly sprayed with 'pam'. Scraping all candy out and gently spreading out candy with wooden spoon. Let cool until you can handle and break into smaller chunks. Store in airtight tin.

EASY SWEET POTATOES WITH KAHLUA

Steps:

• Place the sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Return the pot to the stove over medium heat. Add the butter and brown sugar; cook and stir about 5 minutes until the sugar begins to caramelize. The sugar will be foamy at first, then the foam will subside and the sugar will begin to caramelize; cook until the color darkens slightly. Carefully stir in the coffee liqueur, then return the potatoes to the pot. Stir in the raisins and toasted pecans until the potatoes are slightly mashed and everything is well mixed.

KAHLUA GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the first six ingredients and heat over med-hi to 260 degrees, using a candy thermometer, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• Stir in pecans and transfer to cookie sheet, spreading out pecans as much as possible.
• Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with remaining salt.
• Let cool for a few minutes, then separate the pecans from the foil and from each other.
• Lift up the edges of the foil and toss the pecans so that the salt is evenly distributed.

KAHLUA CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Cut yams in serving size pieces.
• In heavy skillet, melt butter with sugar.
• Add Kahlua; cook 1 minute.
• Add yams; turn until brown on all sides.
• Cover, reduce heat; cook about 15 minutes.
• Turn yams once more before serving.

KAHLUA® HOMEMADE

Steps:

• Combine water and instant coffee in a pot; bring to a boil. Stir light brown sugar and dark brown sugar into coffee, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring every 15 minutes, for 3 hours. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Pour coffee mixture into a clean, large glass jar. Add grain alcohol, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean; cover with a tight-fitting lid. Let sit in a dark place, shaking occasionally, for 1 month. Divide into bottles, leaving a piece of vanilla bean in each.

KAHLUA COCOA BALLS

Steps:

• In one bowl, combine Kahlua with syrup and chopped fruits.
• In another bowl, blend sugar, cocoa, crumbs and nuts.
• Combine the mixtures well.
• Roll into balls.
• Roll the balls in desired coating (sugar, cocoa, coconut, nuts).
• Freeze or store in airtight container.

KAHLUA PECANS

Steps:

• 1. 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 2. Prepare a large jelly roll pan by lining it with foil and spraying with no-stick spray. 3. Combine the sugar, salt and cinnamon in a bowl, set aside. Combine the egg white and the liqueur in a large bowl, stir well with a whisk. Add the pecans, and stir well. Add sugar mixture to bowl, and stir well to coat. 4. Spread onto prepared jelly roll pan in a single layer. 5. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pecans are lightly toasted and browned, stirring every 10 minutes. It will look like the coating is coming off (it's not). Stir from the outside in to keep pecans on the edges from burning, and watch closely since sugar burns easily. 6. Remove from oven, transfer immediately to wax paper to cool. Pecans keep for two weeks in an airtight container. 7. Makes 4 cups.