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Sweet Georgia Browns

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The perfect combination of roasted pecans, caramel and chocolate.  Salty roasted Georgia pecans are the base for these Sweet Georgia Browns candies.

I was watching a show the other day about candy companies of Canada.  There was a part about Purdy’s and their Sweet Georgia Browns.  They looked so good that I couldn’t wait to try them for myself.

 

roasted pecans covered with caramel and chocolate. there are sea salt crystals on top

 

While I haven’t had the opportunity to try one from Purdy’s I have to imagine that they are as amazing as they look.

several chocolate covered caramel candies glistening with sea salt

I hope that I came close with my creation. I made them in mini muffin tins but you could drop them onto a silicone mat or wax paper like a turtle candy.

a mini muffin pan full of caramel and chocolate candies

I am very fortunate to have a large supply of pecans in the area that I live in Georgia.  Every year at pecan season friends and family share pecans with me.  This year a friend asked if I would like some of hers and she brought me one gallon of shelled and cleaned pecan halves.  That’s a good friend.

the bottom view of a candy showing the pecans coated with caramel

I must say that the salty flavor of the pecans is what made these candies really good to me.

I hope you like them too.

caramel candy covered with chocolate and sea salt

 

Yield: 24

Sweet Georgia Browns

roasted pecans covered with caramel and chocolate. there are sea salt crystals on top
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of pecan halves
  • 11 ounces of caramel squares (1 pakcage)
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 10 ounces of chocolate

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300F degrees.
  2. Place pecans on a baking sheet and roast for 10-15 minutes until they are lightly roasted.
  3. Sprinkle pecans generously with salt.
  4. Spray mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
  5. Place 3-4 pecan halves in the bottom of each muffin tin.
  6. In a saucepan melt the caramels with the cream. Stir constantly to avoid burning.
  7. Pour caramel over the pecans and cool.
  8. Melt the chocolate and top each candy. Add sea salt for extra flavor.
  9. Cool completely before removing from muffins tins.

Notes

I wrapped mine individually in wax paper after they cooled to avoid sticking together.

© Karen Aromatorio

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  1. Janice says

    I live in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and Purdy’s used to be just a Vancouver store but now they are available in other parts of Canada, too. They are a real part of my family’s life and I always order for Christmas, Easter, and take boxes to England when we go. Our overseas family are just as fond of them as we are! When my son was in preschool (35 years ago) the class got to go on a tour of the factory, I still remember the experience well.

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