Divinity is a holiday candy that reminds me of childhood. If you’ve never had it, it’s a little hard to explain. The texture is similar to a nougat but it is light and fluffy and can easily be made in many different flavors like this Peppermint Divinity.
Peppermint Divinity
Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup hot water
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 drops peppermint candy flavoring oil
- crushed candy canes or peppermint candies.
Instructions:
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Dissolve the sugar, syrup, and salt in the hot water.
Cook the mixture, do NOT stir, until the temperature reaches 248 degrees or the firm ball stage.
Wash down the sides of the pan with a damp cloth if any crystals form during cooking.
Remove the mixture from the heat and gradually pour over the stiffly beaten egg whites. Beat constantly with whisk. You will probably want to use a stand mixer as this process takes quite some time.
Add the extract and flavoring and continue beating until the mixture will hold its shape when dropped from a spoon.
Drop the divinity by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper or spread into a greased pan and cut into squares.
While the divinity is soft, sprinkle crushed up candy canes or peppermint candies on top and gently press into the mixture.
Divinity is a candy that takes patience to make as the process requires whisking for quite some time but the fluffy nuggets are a beautiful holiday treat!
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup light corn syrup
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup hot water
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 drops peppermint candy flavoring oil
- crushed candy canes or peppermint candies.
- Beat egg whites until stiff.
- Dissolve the sugar, syrup, and salt in the hot water.
- Cook the mixture, do NOT stir, until the temperature reaches 248 degrees or the firm ball stage.
- Wash down the sides of the pan with a damp cloth if any crystals form during cooking.
- Remove the mixture from the heat and gradually pour over the stiffly beaten egg whites. Beat constantly with whisk. You will probably want to use a stand mixer as this process takes quite some time.
- Add the extract and flavoring and continue beating until the mixture will hold its shape when dropped from a spoon.
- Drop the divinity by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper or spread into a greased pan and cut into squares.
- While the divinity is soft, sprinkle crushed up candy canes or peppermint candies on top and gently press into the mixture.
- Divinity is a candy that takes patience to make as the process requires whisking for quite some time but the fluffy nuggets are a beautiful holiday treat!
This recipe is included in our 12 Days of Christmas Desserts! If you’ve missed any of the previous days, no worries. You can find them all below! Enjoy!!
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I love peppermint recipes for the holidays. These would be a relatively healthy treat.
These are always so pretty to make during the holidays! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I really love peppermint (candy canes are one of my favorite candies throughout the year, not just Christmas!) These look really yummy.
That sounds so good. I can’t wait to try this.
These seem so fun to make. I like how you just drop them onto the paper!
Oh yum these sound absolutely delicious! What a great Christmas treat 🙂 x
I have to be honest, I had never seen anything like these . I am all over them! To bad I cant reach into your kitchen via my screen!
I have never seen these before! They look different and tasty!
I absolutely love divinity. I haven’t made it in forever though!
This looks like a fun variation of peppermint bark. Yummy!
peppermint bark is hard, divinity is soft and fluffy.
Divinity is one of those things that you can’t eat a lot of but it is so delicious when you do. It kind of just melts in your mouth. Thanks for this recipe.
I’m about to make peppermint cookies tonight! This is a unique twist on mine! Love it.
My mouth is watering, delicious!!!!! Can’t wait to make these.
Yum!! My kids would think I was the best mom ever!! Love your twist on a holiday favorite.
These look amazing! I love all the recipes that are linked up here.
I love these peppermint snacks, they look so yummy!
Yummy. Thanks for the recipe. I pinned!
I have all the ingredients to make these today. And I used up all the cookies that I made for Christmas at a Christmas party last night so in fact I think I might have to make these right now. Is like my favorite Christmas cookie candy combination of flavors!
I bet this is super yummy to have! thanks for the recipe
I haven’t had peppermint divinity since my grandmother passed away a few years ago. Maybe I should try to make it for myself. Yummy.
I just love divinity candy, and that addition of peppermint is just spot on!
omg i am sooooo gonna try to make this. i love peppermint!!! yummmm
I’ve never heard of this kind of treat – but you had me at peppermint! 🙂 I love finding new fun sweets to make for the holidays!
This recipe looks really good…I will have to try!
This looks lovely!!!