Bring back memories of childhood with these classic caramels made using just five ingredients – a great treat.
Old-Fashioned Caramels
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 48
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
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Step1Line 9-inch square pan with foil, extending foil over sides of pan. Lightly butter foil.
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Step2Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan. Add brown sugar; mix well. Stir in corn syrup. Cook over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is well blended.
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Step3Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in sweetened condensed milk. Cook over medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring constantly, until candy thermometer reaches firm-ball stage (244°F.).
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Step4Remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into buttered foil-lined pan. Cool 30 minutes.
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Step5When candy has completely set, carefully remove from pan by lifting foil. With thin bladed knife, cut candy into pieces, using a light sawing motion. Wrap individual pieces in waxed paper. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
130
Calories
5g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Square
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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