A super easy take on the Southern candy, Divinity. A no fail Cream Cheese Divinity recipe that will keep you coming back for more! It’s impossible to eat just one piece!
You know how sometimes you meet someone and the just make you want to be a better person? That’s how I felt when I first met Christy. The first time I ever saw Christy Jordan was on an episode of Paula Deen a few years ago and I just loved her sweet personality. I followed her blog for quite a while and then I got to meet her in person while I was in Disney World for a conference, thanks to this crazy blogging world that we live and work in.
She’s so sweet and nice that you just can’t help but to smile when you’re around her. I got to travel to Sandestin, Florida with her earlier this year and I hope our paths cross again in the near future! A few months ago, Christy asked me if I wanted to come aboard and co-host Meal Plan Monday with her and Stacey (Southern Bite) and Donya (A Southern Soul). So now, every Monday on our blogs you can find this week’s “Meal Plan Monday” that’s packed full of awesome (and free) recipes!
So this year Christy published her 3rd cookbook and I got a change to get my hands on a copy to review!
This little cookbook is beautiful and I just love flipping through the pages.
There are recipes, cooking and baking tips as well as little stories from Christy about her family and life.
As always, Christy’s recipes are simple and easy to follow. If you love good Southern recipes you’ll fall deeply in love with this cookbook.
Plus I also to mention that I am in love with the little Pyrex drawings throughout the cookbook. You see that blue and white pattern? I LOVE that Pyrex pattern and I can’t find it anywhere, like the real ones I mean. I have a few Pyrex dishes but the blue and white ones are my favorite. I have some blue and white replica ones from Target but they’re not the same!
Oops, ok sorry, I got off track! Back to the cookbook and these Cream Cheese Divinity candies!
This recipe is just one of the fantastic recipes in Christy Jordan’s Cookbook, “Sweetness“. I had permission from her publisher to make a re-print any recipe I wanted from the cookbook so I sat down one night with Thomas and started to look through to pick out the perfect one for the blog.
I was just getting ready to text Christy and ask her which one I should make when I turned the page and saw the Cream Cheese Divinity!
Christy’s recipe are simple and I love that about her. Nothing super fancy or over the top. Her recipes are perfect little collections of simple southern dishes and if you know me you know that I love those types of recipes.
This cream cheese divinity requires just 5 ingredients and takes maybe less than 15 minutes to mix together.
While this isn’t super traditional Southern Divinity I might dare say that I like this version better! It taste just like my favorite cream cheese icing but in candy, bite size form.
If you’ve ever made my Hummingbird Cake then you know what I’m talking about. Heck if you’ve made any of my cakes you know what I mean. I love cream cheese icing and these little treats taste just like it.
I made a batch the other day and was sure to package up some for my mom and then sent the rest to work with Thomas. He came home from work to tell me that these little cream cheese divinity candies were a hit!
Oooo speaking of giving these as gifts, guess whats in the back of Christy’s cookbook………..
Gift Tags!!! That’s right, there are cute little gift tags in the back of the cookbook that you can peel off and stick on your homemade goodies after you wrap them up. How Sweet is that!
Cream Cheese Divinity
Cream Cheese Divinity
A super easy take on the Southern candy, Divinity. A no fail Cream Cheese Divinity recipe that will keep you coming back for more! It's impossible to eat just one piece!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons butter softened, at room temperature
- 7 -8 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Place cream cheese, butter, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until fluffy.
Add in vanilla and gradually add in sugar (beginning with 7 cups), beating until all is well blended. Add more sugar if needed to make it a thick cookie dough consistency.
Once well blended, shape into 1 inch balls and dip bottoms into confectioner's sugar before placing on waxed paper or parchment. Press a pecan half into each one. Allow to dry for 2-3 hours and then store in a sealed container on the countertop if they will be eaten within a day or two, or in the fridge to keep up to 2 weeks.
I was sent a free copy of Christy’s book to review but all opinions are 100% mine as always. <3
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Oh man, these look like they would just melt in your mouth! I’ve got to try them!
oo they do and they’re so addictive.
These are so beautiful, would make a lovely gift!
Im going to make them. Yummy looking. I make cream cheese cookies that melt in your mouth. These look easier.
I’ve never heard of these before but they sure look and sound yummy
These look fabulous! I love giving homemade gifts for the holidays!
I need to order a copy of Christy’s cookbook! Looks fabulous!
Christy’s book looks fantastic (I love the cover art!)and these divinity’s look divine! These would be the most perfect sweet to give away during the holidays.
Oh my gosh, I have been wanting to make divinity for about 5 years now!! This looks so good I think I might make it with my niece when she comes down for Christmas. 🙂
I love a simple, sweet dessert recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Love how the white contrasts the pecans. So pretty!
Can I freeze these cream cheese divinity?
I know they’re good in the fridge for 2 weeks or so but I haven’t tried freezing them
I have always loved her recipes and this sounds like a great cookbook!
I’ve never had Divinity – time to change that!
How adorable! These look delicious and pretty! Perfect gift, indeed!
I too am obsessed with cream cheese! I’ll need to give these a try, old fashioned divinity can be so difficult!
The divinity sounds perfect to give as a hostess gift during the holidays.
These are so precious 🙂
These look amazing and need to be made this holiday. When it comes to delicious southern recipes, Christy is one of the best out there. This cookbook is one of my favorites this year!
I love Christy and Sweetness. I just felt loved reading it–which only Christy can manage to do!
These sound absolutely amazing!! Also, I LOVE that Pyrex pattern too! I have a full set that I put together a piece at a time from bowls I found at antique malls. I guess I got lucky, but I’ve been debating getting the new ones from Target so I can put them in the dishwasher! I never use the vintage ones because of that!
I rarely use my old ones either because I’m worried that I’m going to break them. I have a few fire king dishes that were my grandmother’s but I am sure careful with those. I need to piece together a set. I found a Pyrex bowl at a shop down in Wilmington for $10 which was awesome but up here in VA they same kind of bowls sell in the antique shops for like $60!!
Looks wonderful! Great gift idea this Holiday!
Can’t wait to try these for a cookie exchange!
Those cookies look like puffs of clouds! And those gift cards are really a great addition to the cookbook!
I’ve never had these before, they look so cute!
This cookbook looks like just my thing!!! And these little candies are super cute and they look perfect!
Whoa, I’ve never had divinity with cream cheese, that sounds terrific! And gift tags in a cookbook, how cool is that?!
Looks so yummy. I used to be the divinity making queen but do not eat sugar now. I am going to make these with Xylitol. I make xylitol into powdered sugar…so hopefully this wI’ll work as well.
Thank you so much.
Oooo awesome. Let me know how it goes!
To those who have never had divinity, your soooooo missing out. I just made these. They can even be piped out with a bag. There so pretty, and so good even before they are done. Yes, I stole one. Haha
I couldn’t wait. These are a must make.
So glad that you liked them!!!
Can you use the splendor powder sugar im a diabetic.
I haven’t tried this recipe wit Splenda powder sugar but I looked it up and it looks like their powdered sugar is suppose to work just like regular sugar. However, I’m not sure how the results would be as I haven’t tested it like that. If you give it a try, let me know how it turns out.
These do look good but they are not divinity. They’re more like a simple cream cheese pecan candy. Divinity is made with whipped egg whites into which as hot sugar syrup is drizzled while continuing to whip the whites. Thanks for this simple recipe for candy!
I know that. I even wrote in the post that this is not a traditional southern divinity. This is Cream Cheese Divinity, it’s not the same as traditional divinity. It’s just a different take on the Southern candy, Divinity. Hope you give it a try 🙂
My mom used to make the most wonderful divinity but I haven’t tried to make it since we lost her. This is so much easier, doesn’t require sunshine and best of all I can make white AND chocolate with the same recipe.
ooo I love the idea of a chocolate version!!
BTW, The white corning ware with the blue flower is a collector’s item. The bowls are Pyrex and came in sets of four. I still have a set of Pyrex bowls I got as a wedding gift in ’72 as well as a few pieces of Corning Ware. Who knew Corning Ware would become a collector’s item way back then?!?!?
Whoo! I tried to “roll” one of these and quickly changed to using 2 spoons to fashion a ball shape. Can’t wait for them to dry and package up for gifts.
hope that everyone loves them! Merry Christmas!
One of the greatest things right off the bat is it can be made anytime. Regular divinity can’t be made on humid days. I’m making two batches this weekend, one for me, half of one for my son in Houston and half for friends who keep his dog when he sneaks out!!
I hope y’all love this!
Are these the consistency of a cookie?
More like a buttermint than a cookie
My grandmother used to make a candy that looked just like this, only she put a little chocolate ganache under the pecan. There you go! You can get your chocolate fix with the original recipe! At least, I’m going to give it a try!
Ooo I love that idea!