Caramels

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, to grease foil
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 lbs pecans, crushed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 line a 9 x 13 pan with buttered foil.
• 2 in a heavy saucepan, combine 1 cup butter, sugars, corn syrup and 1 cup of heavy cream.
• 3 stir over medium heat until the sugars are dissolved.
• 4 bring mixture to a boil, then slowly stir in remaining cup of heavy cream.
• 5 using a candy thermometer, bring mixture to 240 degrees, without stirring.
• 6 remove from heat, stir in pecans and vanilla.
• 7 pour mixture into prepared pan.
• 8 allow to cool, remove from pan and cut into 1" squares.
• 9 wrap in parchment paper, plastic wrap or just store in a ziploc bag.