Old-Fashioned Caramels

Submitted by Dee514

"Yummy, old fashioned chocolate/nut caramels :)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 3/4 Pounds

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons light molasses
• 1⁄2 cup undiluted evaporated milk
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, cut in pieces
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (your choice)

directions

1. Mix butter, sugar, molasses and milk in a heavy sauce pan.
2. Bring mixture to a boil.
3. Add chocolate and stir until the chocolate is melted.
4. Cook to soft ball stage (234°-240°F on candy thermometer), or until mixture forms a soft ball when a small amount is dropped into cold water.
5. Mix in the vanilla and nuts and pour mixture into a greased 8x8x2 inch pan.
6. Cool, and when fairly firm, cut into small squares.