Earl Grey Caramels
- 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tablespoons Earl Grey tea leaves
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Heat whipping cream and tea leaves in small saucepan over medium heat 5 minutes or until bubbles appear on surface.
- (Do not boil.)
- Turn off heat; let stand 30 minutes.
- Line 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil; butter foil.
- Set aside.
- Pour cream mixture through fine mesh strainer into 4-quart saucepan.
- Add sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk and corn syrup.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 12-15 minutes or until butter is melted and mixture comes to a boil.
- Continue cooking, without stirring, 15 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches 242 degrees F or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a firm ball.
- Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Cool completely.
cream, tea leaves, sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk, light corn syrup, vanilla
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3979/earl-grey-caramels (may not work)