I love this recipe for pecan log and it is so easy to make. It's a little messy, but well worth the trouble involved when you taste of the results. Delicious! Time to complete can vary. A lot of melting time and cooling time is involved, however you can make the marshmallow log one day and put it all together the next day. Usually, when I make it, I make several logs at a time. Each log is a foot long and will yield 2 dozen slices.
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp butter (divided)
- 21 regular marshmallows
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 24 Kraft caramels (1/2 of 14 oz package)
- 1 Tbsp water
Steps:
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan on low heat. Add 21 marshmallows and stir until melted. Add vanilla and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
- Beat in enough confectioners sugar to make mixture of kneading consistency. Turn mixture out on waxed paper sprinkled with more powdered sugar. Knead and shape into a 12 inch long roll. Refrigerate until log is cold and firm. Place remaining nuts in a 12 X 4 inch rectangular pattern on a piece of waxed paper.
- Combine caramels with remaining butter (1 Tablespoon) and 1 tablespoon water. Melt over low heat.
- Pour melted caramel mixture evenly in a thin stream over pecans. Let cool.
- Place marshmallow roll in center.
- Put your hand under the wax paper and lift and press caramel and nuts around marshmallow log, pressing nuts in carefully. Seal to edges.
- Place on clean wax paper and cool until log is stiff.
- Eat and enjoy!
Be sure to let the caramel cool some before you start wrapping it around the log or else you will have a sticky mess like I did the first time I made one.
This recipe was given to me by a coworker around 40 years ago.