Vegan Caramels

Susan Rainer's Note:

Got this from a Yahoo! Group I am on.... haven't made them yet, but will soon: "Awesome homemade dairy-free caramel recipe! Good with nuts, topped with chocolate, or for dipping apples in. Cook it to a lower temperature for caramel ice cream topping. Thanks to "The Glad Cow Cookbook' for the original ingredient proportions. Makes --100 pieces of caramel"

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 100 pieces

• 1 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups soymilk or 2 cups rice milk
• 1 cup light corn syrup, golden syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt, optional if using unsalted margarine

Directions:

1. Grease and line with parchment a 8 inch x 8 inch baking pan.
2. Place all ingredients (except vanilla) in a large saucepan (4qt minimum capacity.).
3. Bring ingredients to a boil stirring often.
4. Cook over medium heat while stirring until candy reaches 245 degrees F.
5. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour into lined baking pan.
6. Allow to cool completely. Snip into pieces using clean kitchen shears (or slice with a knife).
7. Wrap individually with waxed or parchment paper.
8. Makes ~100 pieces.
9. Variation: Cook to 230 degrees F and add vanilla. Pour into a glass jar. Warm jar in a pan of hot water before pouring over ice cream or cake.

Reviews

[Seedbeads]

I made this using Earth Balance and coconut milk, and it turned out great. I plan on using this in place of the typical store-bought wrapped caramels in some holiday baking. :)