Passover carrot candy
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Grated carrots |
| 5 | ounces | Fresh ginger root |
| 2 | pounds | Sugar (white or brown, your choice) |
| 4 | tablespoons | Powdered sugar (at least) |
| ½ | teaspoon | Powdered ginger (optional for more heat) |
| 4 | ounces | Slivered almonds (at least) |
Directions
Peel and grate ginger root. Combine carrots, ginger root and sugar in sauce pan. Heat SLOWLY until runny. Increase heat to medium-high remembering to stir. When mixture starts becoming very thick and foamy, stir constantly or mixture will burn. Somewhere between a hard ball and crack, stir in almonds and then quickly pour onto a damp chopping board or marble top. Spread approximately 11 x 11 inches.
Cool 10 minutes and then cut into 1 -> 1½ inch squares Separate each piece and roll in powdered sugar. (For added zip, use a mixture of ½ tsp. powdered ginger to 4 tbs. of powdered sugar.) When cool, place in a glass apothecary jar with a little Re-Posted by Annette Johnsen 3-08-95 Submitted By ANNETTE JOHNSEN On 03-09-95