Brown Sugar Candy 1999

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup carnation evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup butter (one stick) or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 cup marshmallow creme
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts, chopped in quarters (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine the brown sugar, evaporated milk, butter and corn syrup in a saucepan and bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium and continue to boil without stirring to 234 to 240 degrees on your candy thermometer. this is the soft ball stage.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in the marshmallow fluff, and the nuts and vanilla.
• 3 stir until mixed and creamy.
• 4 pour into a buttered 9 inch pan and let stand until cool.
• 5 cut into small portions. the portions will change according to size of your pieces.
• 6 you can leave out the salt, but this is a sweet candy with the fluff and all, and the salt helps offset the sweetness.