Recipe for cooking date candy
Recipes from Mexico :: Mexican Desserts
1/2 c. milk 1/4 c. honey 1/4 c. sugar 1/8 tsp. salt 1 c. pecans, chopped 1/2 pound chopped, pitted dates 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract 2 Tbsp. butter In a saucepan, mix milk, honey, sugar and salt; let it come to a boil, then simmer for 15 mins. Add chopped pecans and dates. Stir the mixture until it is thick. This should take less than 1 minute. Stir in vanilla extract and butter and spoon the mixture into a greased mold or onto a plate and allow it to cool. To use as a filling for pie, either double or increase the recipe by 50 percent, depending on the size of the pie plate. Pour the mixture into a pre-baked crust.
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