Old-Fashioned Caramels

Yummy, old fashioned chocolate/nut caramels :)

• Ready In: 30 mins
• 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.