Licorice Caramels
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min. + standing
YIELD: about 12 dozen.
Fans of black licorice won't be able to stop eating these gooey caramels. I appreciate their ease of preparation. —Donna Higbee, Riverton, Utah
Ingredients
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1 teaspoon plus 1 cup butter, divided
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2 cups sugar
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1-1/2 cups light corn syrup
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1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons anise extract
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1/4 teaspoon black food coloring
Directions
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1.
Line an 8-in. square dish with foil; grease foil with 1 teaspoon butter.
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2.
In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, milk, salt and remaining 1 cup butter; cook and stir over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 244° (firm-ball stage).
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3.
Remove from the heat; stir in extract and food coloring. Immediately pour into prepared pan (do not scrape saucepan). Let stand until firm.
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4.
Using foil, lift candy out of pan; remove foil. Using a buttered knife, cut into 1/4-in. strips. Cut each strip in half lengthwise; cut crosswise into 3 pieces. Wrap individually in waxed paper; twist ends.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 92 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 65 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 1 g protein.
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