{"id":31248,"date":"2026-09-29T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=31248"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:12:47","slug":"butter-crunch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/butter-crunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Butter Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For a simple and quick dessert, butter crunch is on the menu! Break out the Karo corn syrup, just a few other ingredients for this easy-to-snack-on sweet!  (Aarons S.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Butter Crunch \u2013<\/strong> <em>Wendy Smith, MASP<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 cups sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 cup water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons Karo syrup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups nuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups chocolate chips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Boil sugar, butter, water, and Karo syrup. Stir until sugar dissolves. Continue until it reaches 280 Fahrenheit (137 Celsius) to 290 Fahrenheit (143 Celsius), then stir in nuts. Put into greased cookie sheet and spread out. Melt chocolate chips and spread on each side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/maine-recipes\/\">Return to Recipes Page<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a simple and quick dessert, butter crunch is on the menu! Break out the Karo corn syrup, just a few other ingredients for this easy-to-snack-on sweet! (Aarons S.) Butter Crunch \u2013 Wendy Smith, MASP Ingredients Directions Boil sugar, butter, water, and Karo syrup. Stir until sugar dissolves. 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