{"id":2975,"date":"2026-04-02T21:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2975"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:52:23","slug":"oklahoma-nut-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/oklahoma-nut-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0OKLAHOMA NUT CANDY"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0OKLAHOMA NUT CANDY<\/h1>\n<p><em>(Old-fashioned Aunt Bill\u2019s Brown Candy)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup pecans<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup walnuts (or use all pecans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This candy is known for its rich caramel flavor + crunchy nuts.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Prepare<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Line a baking pan with parchment paper and lightly grease it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Toast the nuts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a dry pan, toast pecans and walnuts for about 5 minutes until fragrant.<\/li>\n<li>Set aside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Cook the caramel<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a saucepan, add sugar + cream.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.<\/li>\n<li>Continue cooking until it thickens and turns a <strong>deep caramel color<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Add butter &amp; vanilla<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove from heat.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in butter and vanilla until smooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Add baking soda<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix in baking soda (this helps create a lighter texture).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>6. Add nuts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir in toasted nuts until evenly coated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>7. Set the candy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour mixture into prepared pan.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cool completely (about 2 hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>8. Cut &amp; serve<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut into small squares or bars. Tips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t rush the cooking \u2014 slow caramel = best flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Use a candy thermometer if possible (soft-ball stage \u2248 115\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>You can add chocolate on top for extra taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0What it tastes like<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Soft, chewy caramel<\/li>\n<li>Buttery and sweet<\/li>\n<li>Crunchy from nuts<\/li>\n<li>Similar to pralines or caramel fudge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0OKLAHOMA NUT CANDY (Old-fashioned Aunt Bill\u2019s Brown Candy) \u00a0Ingredients 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup heavy cream 1\/4 cup unsalted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2977,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975\/revisions\/2977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}