Categories: Candy
Ingredients
- 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk
- 3 cups white baking chips
- 1 teaspoon salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 cup roughly chopped salted cashews
Directions
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If you haven’t already done so, chop the salted cashews into pieces about the size of coarse gravel. Then measure out one and a half cups
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Measure out the 3 cups of white chips.
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Open the can of sweetened condensed milk and pour it into the bottom of a saucepan or a microwave-safe bowl that is large enough to also contain the white chips. Use a saucepan if you intend to melt this mixture on the stovetop. Use a microwave-safe bowl if you intend to melt the mixture in the microwave.
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If you decided to use the stovetop, melt the mixture on LOW, stirring constantly, until the chips no longer maintain their shape.
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If you decided to use the microwave, melt the mixture on HIGH.
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When your mixture had melted smoothly, give it a final stir and then set it on top of a cold stovetop burner or on a thick towel on the kitchen counter to cool.
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Let the mixture cool for 1 minute, and then mix in the butter, vanilla extract, and salt.
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Put the saucepan or bowl in the refrigerator and chill the candy for 30 to 40 minutes.
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Take the mixture out of the refrigerator and divide the candy in half. Place each half on a two-foot-long (24 inches) piece of wax paper.
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Shape each half of the mixture into a roll with your fingers that’s approximately a foot and a half long (18 inches) and about 1 and 1/2 inches thick.
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Sprinkle the chopped cashews over the pieces of wax paper.
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Roll the candy logs in the chopped cashews, coating them as evenly as you can. Press the cashews in slightly so that they’ll stick to the outside of the rolls.
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Wrap the finished logs in clean wax paper, twist the ends closed, and place them in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to harden.
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Cut your Cashew Candy Rolls into half-inch slices with a sharp knife. If the knife gets sticky, wash off the blade with cold running water, dry it off on a clean dishtowel, and resume cutting your candy.