Caramel Candies
Author: Chef Matt of Sayerfoods.com
Recipe type: dessert
Ingredients
- ½ stick butter
- 1 c. canned evaporated milk
- 2 c. sugar
- 16 large marshmallows
- ¼ c. sugar, caramelized
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1½ c. chopped pecan
Instructions
- Melt butter around the sides and bottom of a heavy saucepan. Add milk and sugar. Stir with wooden spoon toward the center of the pan. Add marshmallows. Place ¼ cup sugar in small pan to caramelize. Transfer melted sugar into the larger pan, stirring constantly. Lower the heat, and cook until a candy thermometer reaches 238°F, stirring often; set aside to cool to 110°F. Stir in vanilla and pecans, continuing to stir until the candy will hold its shape. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto buttered wax paper.