Mama's Divinity

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First batch was a flop...shiny, sticky, pancakes. Second batch was divine. The second go-round, I heated the sugar to 260 degrees which is 'hard ball' on my candy thermometer. I don't think 250 is enough. I also beat it for 9-10 minutes instead of 5 as that wasn't enough time for it to become "dull" instead of glossy. By that time it was dull and when I did a test, it stayed in the ball shape. My Grandma used to make these, so glad to be able to do it for myself 20 years after her passing. Also, I'm in GA, and I'm making these at night with 52% humidity. Followed the ingredients for the most part except only 1 cup of pecans and imitation vanilla.

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I thought this was yummy. I can't make it very often in the Pacific Northwest but tried it in Palm Springs on vacation - less humidity. Yum. Didn't I hear Paula say that you could also make vanilla extract with bourbon instead of vodka? I can't find a recipe for it. Do I just substitute the vodka with the same amount of bourbon?

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Addictive!! I love this Divinity recipe. I live in Florida and have tried several but have had problems due to the humidity. I thought I would try this one since Paula is from the south and probably use to cooking in the humidity. It was GREAT!!

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Fabulous!!! I just made it. It came out perfectly. My mother in law, love divinity and I made it for her. She will be so excited. Thank you Paula.

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Amazing to do.... Very easy had everything messured before starting helped. Had the mixer stiffening eggs.
Added a twist about 6 drops of orange lixer with the nilla. Ohhhhh

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I made this recipe tonight and it turned out perfectly. This is only my second time making divinity and my first time using Paula's recipe. I boiled my sugar to hard ball stage using the cold water test method, then because it was raining outside, I continued to boil the mixture for an extra 20 seconds. I also had to beat the candy for close to 20 minutes using my Kitchen Aid mixture. The key really is to beat it until it is dull and no longer shiny. The recipe turned out wonderfully and my father in law is going to love this Christmas gift!!!

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NEVER even THINK about making this on a day that has ANY humidity.. it simply will not work and will fail each time.... the recipe is a winner!! but I wanted to stress how important it is to *not* do this if there is any chance of humidity in the forecast, you'll be wasting your time and ingredients... yes, it really is that important lol. Thank you Paula for something I've missed since my grandmother passed away.. it was one of her favorites to make each Christmas and give as small gifts to friends and family!

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Paula, I have to say, this is the best I have had since my grandmother passed on. She always had the best divinity, dipped in chocolate, no less, and no nuts! I do not like pecans or walnuts, and she always made chocolate dipped divinity. Our efforts since she passed have never been even close to hers, until now! I have stood here and eaten 5 pieces, and I haven't even dipped them in chocolate, yet!!! Thank you, thank you!! Lisa in KS

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Because I live in the south I had to cook to soft crack stage . This is a large recipe , and you have to work very fast when putting it on wax paper .I prefer almond extract to vanilla .

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WOMP WOMP WOMP... Just tried to make Paula Deen's Divinity... I also added dried apricots along with the pecans. This stuff never firmed up like the recipe... I followed the instructions to a "T"... It looked 1/2 to firm but never got there. So I wound up pouring in in to sheet tray and hope it will firm up enough to cut into bars. What went wrong? Could it be like other recipes say? "PICK A WARM DRY DAY". (It was cold and over cast and drizzling here in Los Angeles... WOMP WOMP WOMP!!!