Panocha Walnuts

Name: Panocha Walnuts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/2 cups walnuts

Submitted by ThatBobbieGirl

"After I used these in Christmas goodie boxes, the requests for MORE poured in -- the fudge-like coating just melts in your mouth!"

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 3 cups

ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar
¹⁄₂ cup water
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¹⁄₂ cups walnuts

directions

Combine sugar, water and salt in 3 quart sauce pan.
Slowly bring to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves.
Boil slowly to 246 degrees Farenheit (firm ball stage) Remove from heat.
Add vanilla and walnut halves, stir until nuts are coated, then keep stirring, until the syrup crystallizes and turns "sugary". At this point they should not be sticky at all, but rather dry-looking.
Dump out on waxed paper or foil and QUICKLY separate nuts using two forks.
I usually have someone else work with me on this step.
Let cool thoroughly before storing in a tightly covered container.

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Reviews

I was one of the lucky recipients of these wonderful treats! They are definately yummy!

ThatDebbieGirl
These were yummy. I wasn't sure they were 'sugary' once coated, but as they cooled they had that 'sugary' look. I think next time I will pour them out on foil - they stuck somewhat to the wax paper. Once I get some more walnuts cracked I want to make some more.

eBeth
These nuts turned out fantastic! Completely addictive. I followed the recipe exactly and had no problems with it. I did recruit a family member to help me separate the nuts once they were fully coated. They really set up quickly.

Marie Nixon
Fabulous recipe! I was able to easily add as much as 3 cups of walnuts, and they came out great! I doubled the recipe and mused 6 cups of walnuts, using my 6-quart sauce pan. You have to move quickly, because it can become unwieldy, but they were still beautiful and broke apart easily with a fork. These are addictive! Adding this note: The name should be changed to "Penuche Walnuts". I found out the hard way that "Panocha" has a double meaning in Spanish when I gave a labeled tin of them to my nephew, whose father is Mexican. He bust out laughing and told me that panocha means the rude "P" word in Spanish. Run a Google Translate or check out Urban Dictionary to verify. Panocha is a common spelling for a sweet sugary treat, but you will get laughs and snickers if you spell it this way in California, Arizona, New Mexico, etc. Just thought you might want to know.

Tajmari
Wow! I made these for christmas, guess I forgot to review them. I made these for gift baskets, along with cookies and other candy. They were very good and definitely addictive. Thanks for the recipe.

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