Homemade caramels boast a new flavor twist with coffee and hazelnuts.
Hazelnut-Coffee Caramels
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 25 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (filberts)
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons instant espresso coffee (dry)
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut syrup (coffee flavoring)
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- Chocolate-covered coffee beans, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Line 8-inch square pan with foil, leaving 1 inch of foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan. Butter foil that lines bottom and sides of pan. Sprinkle hazelnuts in pan.
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Step2In heavy 3-quart saucepan, heat butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, dry coffee, hazelnut syrup and milk to boiling. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, to 245°F on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water forms a firm ball that holds its shape until pressed. Pour into pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
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Step3Remove mixture from pan, using foil edges to lift. Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows, separating caramels as they are cut. Garnish with coffee beans. Wrap pieces individually in plastic wrap or waxed paper.
Nutrition
120
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Candy
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 40mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 75mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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