Photos of Copycat Fannie May Pixies Recipe
These candy recipe is a chocolate turtles’ inspiration coming from the brilliant Fannie May’s Pixies. You can try to make these at home if there isn’t a Fannie May near your town.
How To Make Copycat Fannie May Pixies
Our Copycat Fannie May Pixies is a chocolate-coated candy recipe with rich caramel and toasted pecans for a sweet-salty surprise.
Ingredients
- ¼ lb pecans, roasted and roughly chopped (avoid chopping these too small)
- 8 oz granulated sugar
- 6 oz milk chocolate chips, or dark chocolate bars or chips, shaved if using bars
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup light corn syrup, or glucose
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
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Line your baking sheet with a non-stick mat.
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Melt the sugar in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
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Add the butter, syrup, cream, and salt. Bring this to a simmer.
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Cook until your candy thermometer reaches 242 degrees F, stirring frequently over low heat.
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Once your caramel has reached the temperature, set aside your candy thermometer. Remove the caramel from the heat and add vanilla.
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Stir to combine and set aside to cool down for roughly 7 to 10 minutes. To test if it's ready, pour the caramel from a spoon and it should hold shape.
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Working quickly, form roughly 1 tablespoon of pecans onto your lined baking sheet, inches apart from each other. Should it scatter, bring it together until it forms individual mounds.
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Spoon roughly 1 tablespoon of caramel onto the mound of pecans. Set aside to firm up, roughly 15 minutes.
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Spoon roughly 1 tablespoon of caramel onto the mound of pecans. Set aside to firm up, roughly 15 minutes.
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In another mixing bowl, heat your chocolate chips in the microwave on low heat at 10-second bursts. Stir in between, and repeat as necessary until melted.
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When ready, spoon roughly 2 teaspoons of chocolate onto your caramel-pecan mounds until just coated. Set aside once again for about an hour or until firm.
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You may need to firm these up in the chiller as needed. Note that it should at least come to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 34g
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- Calcium: 28mg
- Calories: 290kcal
- Carbohydrates: 37g
- Cholesterol: 19mg
- Fat: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 45mg
- Protein: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Sodium: 61mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 228IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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