Kahlua Crystallized Nuts Food

KAHLUA CRYSTALIZED NUTS

Steps:

• Place nuts in shallow pan and toast in 300 degrees F oven for 20 minutes, stirring once. Turn into lightly buttered hot metal bowl or large saucepan. In 1 quart saucepan, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Insert candy thermometer; bring to hard crack stage (300 degrees F). Pour over toasted nuts; stir with buttered metal spoon to coat evenly. Spread, in single layer, on buttered jelly roll pan. Cool; separate in small chunks. Store in air-tight container. * For macadamias, rub off excess salt. Toast 10 minutes only. Add nuts toward end of syrup cooking time. Heat but do not cook further.

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.

KAHLUA CRYSTALIZED NUTS

Steps:

• Place nuts in shallow pan and toast in 300 degrees F. oven for 20 minutes, stirring once. Turn into lightly buttered hot metal bowl or large saucepan. In 1 quart saucepan, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar disolves. Insert candy thermometer; bring to hard crack stage (300 degrees F.) Pour over toastednuts; stir with buttered metal spoon to coat evenly. Spread, in single layer, on buttered jelly roll pan. Cool; seperate in small chunkc. Store in air- tight container. Makes about 5 cups. *For macadamias, rub off excess salt. Toast 10 minutes only. Add nuts toward end of syrup cooking time. Heat but do not cook further. File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmkah001.zip

KAHLUA CRYSTALLIZED NUTS

Steps:

• Place nuts in shallow pan and toast in 300 degree oven for 20 mins.
• ,stirring once.
• Turn into a lightly buttered hot metal bowl or large saucepan.
• In 1 qt.
• saucepan, combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Insert candy thermometer; bring to hard crack stage (300 F.).
• Pour over toasted nuts, stir with a buttered metal spoon to coat evenly.
• Spread in a single layer, on buttered jelly roll pan.
• Cool; separate into small chunks.
• Store in airtight container.
• Makes about 5 cups.

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® SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread yams into a casserole dish. Pour milk over yams and sprinkle with brown sugar. Dot yams with butter pieces. Pour coffee-flavored liqueur over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

SWEET KAHLUA COFFEE

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. slow cooker, mix water, Kahlua, creme de cacao and coffee granules. Cook, covered, on low 3-4 hours or until heated through., In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until soft peaks form. Serve warm coffee with whipped cream and chocolate.