Pudding Candy
Source of Recipe
Ezine
List of Ingredients
1 (3 oz.) pkg. pudding mix
1 C sugar
1 T butter
1/2 C evaporated milk
1 C chopped nuts or coconut (or 1/2 C of each)
Recipe
Mix dry pudding mix and sugar in 2 qt saucepan. Add butter and stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils. Lower heat and boil gently for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in nuts or coconut and vanilla. Beat for a few minutes until mixture begins to get dull. Pour by tablespoons on wax paper to cool.
If candy thickens too much before you have finished dropping, add a few drops of hot water.
Variations: vanilla pudding with coconut; butterscotch pudding with pecans; lemon pudding with coconut; cherry pudding with coconut; chocolate pudding with walnuts.