Recipes > CandiesAugust 13, 2007

Caramel Squares

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

Melt butter and sugar. Add salt and corn syrup. Slowly add milk. Heat to 245 degrees F (or hard ball stage). Remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour into greased 9x9 inch pan. Cut into squares when cool and wrap each piece in plastic wrap.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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By Shelly (Guest Post) 02/19/2009

Hard ball stage is when you can put a drop of the boiling mixture into a cup/glass of ice water and the boiled mixture will form a hard ball. It's much easier if you just buy a candy thermometer and check the temp.

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08/14/2007

recipe looks yummy. wud love to try it but i dont know wat "hard ball stage" means. can u explain plse?

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