CRANBERRY OR PINEAPPLE CARAMELS

Cranberry or Pineapple Caramels image

This is a favorite Christmas candy in my family. The cranberry caramels are a little tart with the sweet and you can really taste the butter in the pineapple caramels.

Provided by April Fear

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cranberry Dessert Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 45

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup finely chopped cranberries
1 cup white sugar
1 cup corn syrup (such as Karo®)
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup heavy whipping cream
¼ cup butter

Steps:

Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Combine cranberries, sugar, corn syrup, and salt in a heavy, large saucepan; bring to a boil. Heat to 245 degrees F (118 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface, 20 to 30 minutes.
Gradually stir cream and butter into cranberry mixture, keeping the boil steady. Cook until 245 degrees F (118 degrees C) is reached again, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Cool caramel in pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour. Remove caramel from pan, cut, and wrap individually or serve from pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 57.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.4 g, Cholesterol 6.3 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 25.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g