Caramelized Fruit And Nut Clusters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup walnut halves
• 1/2 pecan halves
• 1/4 cup whole blanched almond, toasted
• 1/4 cup dried cherries (or cranberries)
• 1/4 cup dried apricot, chopped small

Recipe

• 1 combine sugars, milk, and corn syrup. cook and stir over medium heat till sugars dissolve and mixture boils. continue cooking to soft ball stage (236 degrees f).
• 2 add butter or margarine and tablespoon vanilla. let cool 10 minutes.
• 3 beat just till mixture begins to lose its gloss, 3 to minutes.
• 4 quickly stir in nuts and fruits till coated. drop immediately from spoons onto buttered baking sheet.