Cranberry or Pineapple Caramels

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 57 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.