Chocolate Caramels
A dish made with butter and molasses.
contains dairy
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 2½ tablespoons butter
- 2 cups molasses
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 3 squares chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Make it lactose-friendly
- 2½ tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
- ½ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
Steps
- Put butter into kettle; when melted, add molasses, sugar, and milk. Stir until sugar is dissolved, and when boiling-point is reached, add chocolate, stirring constantly until chocolate is melted. Boil until, when tried in cold water, a firm ball may be formed in the fingers. Add vanilla just after taking from fire. Turn into a buttered pan, cool, and mark in small squares.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 455 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.4 g |
| Fat | 8.7 g |
| Carbs | 95.6 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Sodium | 48 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States