Feather-light, creamy divinity is relatively easy to... (2024)

Feather-light, creamy divinity is relatively easy to make when the weather is dry and you have a sturdy free-standing mixer. It’s simply a matter of following recipe directions to the letter.

Make sure your beater is up to it, though. Making divinity will overheat the motors of portable mixers and most lightweight free-standing mixers.

And don’t try making divinity when the humidity is above 60%. No matter how long you beat the mixture, it will remain too runny to form into mounds.

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Tips:

Cook the syrup mixture in a heavy saucepan. Use a candy thermometer and double-check that the syrup has reached the hard-ball stage by dropping a small amount in cold water. It should form a firm ball when pressed between your fingers.

Bring the egg whites to room temperature before beating to allow them to reach their maximum volume when whipped. Start beating them to stiff peaks when the syrup is almost ready.

Gradually pour the hot syrup into the egg whites in a slow, steady steam. This should take about three minutes. Don’t scrape the pan, but immediately run hot water into it to help with cleanup.

If you want to tint the candy, add a few drops of food color at the same time as the vanilla.

The divinity has been beaten enough when it starts to lose its gloss and falls from the beaters in a ribbon, which forms a mound.

A cup of any of the following may be folded into the candy right before the mixture is spooned: crushed candy, chopped nuts, golden raisins, chopped pitted dates, chopped dried fruit, chopped candied fruit.

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Work quickly when spooning the candy; otherwise it may get too stiff to manipulate before you’re finished. If it does become too hard to spoon, beat in a few drop of hot water.

Wrapped airtight, the candy will keep one to two weeks.

DIVINITY

2 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cups light corn syrup

1/2 cup water

2 egg whites, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup crushed peppermint candies

Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in heavy 3-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until boiling.

Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook 3 minutes until steam washes down any crystals on sides of pan. Uncover pan and continue cooking, without stirring, until mixture registers 260 degrees on candy thermometer, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Just before syrup is cooked to proper temperature, beat egg whites at medium speed of electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Pour hot mixture in thin stream over egg whites, continuing to beat on high speed about 3 minutes.

Scrape sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add vanilla extract and continue beating on high speed 5 to 6 minutes, just until candy begins to lose glossy appearance. When beaters are lifted, mixture should fall in ribbon.

Drop teaspoon of mixture onto waxed paper. If candy stays mounded, mixture has been beaten sufficiently.

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Immediately fold in peppermint. Quickly drop teaspoon of mixture onto waxed paper. If mixture flattens out, beat 1/2 to 1 minute more.

Continue dropping mixture by teaspoons. If mixture becomes too stiff to spoon, beat in few drops of hot water.

Store tightly covered.

Makes about 40 pieces candy.

Each candy contains about:

71 calories; 5 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 0 fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0 fiber.

Feather-light, creamy divinity is relatively easy to... (2024)

FAQs

Why is divinity candy so hard to make? ›

Divinity is a candy that is primarily made only around the Christmas holidays in the South. There are a number of reasons for that, the primary one being Southern weather, particularly in the Deep South where humidity rules the atmosphere most of the time. Humidity equals wet, and wet equals candy that often won't set.

Why is my divinity not hardening? ›

If your divinity candy fails to harden, add 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and beat again. Allow it to rest for about 15 minutes. This will absorb more moisture and will allow your sweet treat to harden. If you want your divinity candy to soften up a bit add hot water a tablespoon at a time and beat it again.

Why is my divinity chewy? ›

Corn Syrup – This is added to stop the sugar from crystalizing giving you a very smooth, chewy texture that's not grainy. Sugar – White granulated sugar is the best for this recipe, avoid brown sugar or it'll affect both the taste and look of the divinity.

What is the best humidity level to make divinity? ›

The perfect divinity climate has a relative humidity of less than 35 percent. If you live in an area that's hardly ever that dry, you can always run your air conditioner or a dehumidifier for about a day or so before making divinity.

Is Divinity Candy safe to eat? ›

Dry meringue shells, which are baked in the oven, are safe. Divinity candy is also safe. Avoid icing recipes using uncooked eggs or egg whites.

What to do with failed divinity candy? ›

But if your divinity fails to harden, you can beat in two tablespoons of powdered sugar and allow the mixture to rest a few minutes; if the candy hardens too much, you can blend in hot water a tablespoon at a time until the perfect, fluffy consistency is reached.

How long does it take divinity to set up? ›

Divinity should be dry and set within two hours, but have patience. It may take a little longer. If you would like to try correcting a thin divinity, beat in a little bit of powdered sugar at a time until the consistency is drier and thicker, before dropping onto sheets of waxed paper again to dry.

Does humidity affect divinity? ›

For those of you who are more particular about presentation, the mixture can also be poured into a 9-inch square pan, cooled and cut into uniform squares. Consider this: divinity hates humidity. It's best to make divinity on a cool, dry day.

Can you store divinity in the refrigerator? ›

Divinity candy can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. It can also be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. If you are storing divinity candy in the refrigerator, let it come to room temperature before cutting it into squares.

Why does divinity 2 keep freezing? ›

Check for updated graphics drivers, and Windows updates in general (especially anything DirectX related). Try switching to windowed or fake fullscreen display mode, to see if that will make a difference.

How do I get rid of stunned divinity? ›

Stunned can be removed only through spells or scrolls.

What if my divinity is too dry? ›

How To Handle Overly Dry Divinity. If you find that your Divinity candy has turned out too dry (left hand side of image above), work as quickly as possible to spoon the pieces out onto the parchment paper. Let the candy sit out just until it has cooled and then immediately transfer to an air tight container.

Why is my divinity not fluffy? ›

There could be several reasons that your divinity did not turn out fluffy: The syrup was not at the right temperature when it was added to the egg whites. The egg white and syrup mixture was not beaten long enough. The humidity was too high.

Why is my divinity runny? ›

And don't try making divinity when the humidity is above 60%. No matter how long you beat the mixture, it will remain too runny to form into mounds.

Is Divinity Original Sin complicated? ›

This is one of the few games where normal difficulty is actually difficult, especially for new players. try lowering the difficulty until you understand mechanics and interactions better, when you feel that lower difficulties are too easy then you can think about raising it if you want.

How long did it take to make divinity original sin? ›

After six years of development, Larian Studios has released Divinity: Original Sin The Board Game—a distillation of its unique approach to fantasy RPGs into a box full of cardboard and plastic.

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