Easy Divinity

• 2  1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water 
• 1/2 cup Karo light syrup
• 2 egg whites 
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups chopped pecans

1. Add sugar, water, and Karo syrup to a pot and cook over medium heat. 
2. It will eventually start to boil; just stir occasionally until it reaches the thread stage. 
3. The thread stage is when you take your spoon out of the mixture, and a solid, non-dripping line forms on it.  It takes a little bit to get there, but keep going!
4. In a mixing bowl, add eggs and 2 tbsp sugar, and while your syrup mixture is nearing thread stage, whip up the eggs and sugar until stiff peaks form.
5. Once your syrup mixture reaches the thread stage, slowly pour the mixture into the mixing bowl with the eggs while it’s mixing on high speed. 
6. Add vanilla extract and mix.
7. After mixing for 3 minutes, fold in chopped pecans. 
8. Stir until it starts to thicken up - about 5 minutes or so -and hold its shape more.
9. Add a few tbsp of the mixture to the parchment paper and let it cool until hardened.