NUTTY SWEET CARAMELS Recipe

How to make it

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• Toast pecans on cookie sheet in 350ºF oven for about 8 minutes or until you can smell them.
• Cool; chop fine with sharp knife. You can put in a zip lock bag, cover with a towel and let kids hit them.
• Butter the inside of an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
• Sprinkle pecans evenly over bottom of dish; set aside.
• In a heavy 3-quart saucepan, combine sugar, butter, whipping cream and syrup.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Place candy thermometer in pan.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until temperature reaches 245ºF or a tablespoon of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a firm ball when handled. (It is important to stir mixture to prevent sticking.)
• DO NOT LET KIDS HANDLE HOT PAN WITH CANDY.
• I never time it, I go by the thermometer.. times above are a guess.
• Pour caramel over pecans.
• Cool at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Run knife around dish edges; invert over cutting surface using edge of knife to help release caramel.
• Cut into small squares with a WET, sharp knife using a sawing motion. you might have to rewet knife more than once.
• Wrap individually in plastic wrap or wax paper when cooled completely.