Name: Martha Washington Candy Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb confectioners' sugar; 14 fl oz sweetened condensed milk; 2 cup flaked coconut; 4 fl oz unsalted butter; 3 cup pecans; 1 fl oz food-grade paraffin wax; 12 fl oz semisweet chocolate chips

How To Make Martha Washington Candy

Martha Washington candy is a classic American sweet treat that has been preserved for generations. It is made of a chocolate-coated creamy coconut filling.

Prep: 25 mins

Chill: 1 hr 30 mins

Cook: 2 mins

Total: 1 hr 57 mins

Makes:

Ingredients

For Filling:

2 lb confectioners' sugar, sifted
14 fl oz sweetened condensed milk , 1 can
2 cup flaked coconut
4 fl oz unsalted butter, (8 tablespoons), or margarine, melted
3 cup pecans, chopped

For Dipping Chocolate:

1 fl oz food-grade paraffin wax, 1/4 of a bar
12 fl oz semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Gather the ingredients.
Line a baking pan or tray with wax paper or parchment paper.
Sift the confectioners' sugar into a large bowl and add the sweetened condensed milk, coconut, melted butter, and pecans. Mix well with the help of a wooden spoon. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, covered.
With your hands, shape the mixture into balls and place them on the pan or tray. Refrigerate the balls until the balls are very firm, or about 1 hour.
Once the candy is hard, melt the wax and milk chocolate chips together in a double boiler. Make sure the water at the bottom is simmering and not boiling.
Dip the chilled balls in the melted chocolate and let cool on top of wax paper.
Enjoy!