Dessert for 2

Buttermilk Nut Candy

Name: Buttermilk Nut Candy
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup buttermilk; 1/8 lb butter; 2 cups sugar; 1/2 tsp corn syrup; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 cup nuts; 1/2 tsp vanilla

$10.33for 455 minServes 2

Buttermilk, sugar, butter, and nuts cook into a chewy candy mixture that cools into small, sweet pieces.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Buttermilk$0.05/oz typical	8.5 oz	$0.43Typical price
	Butter$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
	Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	4.5 oz	$3.15Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.16

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$2.58 per serving$10.33 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk
1/8 lb butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp corn syrup
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup nuts
1/2 tsp vanilla

Steps

Line a baking sheet with parchment or lightly oil it.
Combine buttermilk, butter, sugar, and corn syrup in a heavy 3-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture reaches 238 F, about 20 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat, then stir in baking soda, vanilla, and nuts.
Drop spoonfuls onto the prepared sheet and cool completely, about 20 minutes.