Golden Walnut Caramel Squares Recipes

CARAMEL WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and egg. Cut in 1/2 cup of butter, until crumbly. Stir in walnuts.
• 2. Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture; press remainder firmly on the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish. Bake 15 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan, over low heat - melt caramels with sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1/4 cup of butter. Pour over crust. Top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly.
• 4. Cool. Cut into bars. Store loosely covered at room temparature

WALNUT CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil; grease foil with 2 teaspoons butter., In a large heavy saucepan, combine cubed butter, sugar, 1 cup cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage). Stir in remaining cream very slowly so that mixture does not stop boiling., Using a pastry brush dipped in water, wash down the sides of the pan to eliminate sugar crystals. Cook and stir until thermometer reads 245° (firm-ball stage)., Remove from heat; stir in walnuts and vanilla. Immediately pour into prepared pan (do not scrape saucepan). Let stand until firm, about 5 hours or overnight., Using foil, lift candy out of pan; remove foil. Using a buttered knife, cut caramel into 1-in. squares. Wrap individually in waxed paper; twist ends.

CARAMEL NUT SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, sugar and 3/4 cup butter until crumbly like cornmeal, pat into ungreased 13" x 9" pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.
• 2. Bring 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk to a boil in large saucepan over medium heat, boil for 5 minutes, stirring until thickened slightly. Stir nuts into caramel, pour over baked crust, cool.
• 3. Melt chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons butter in double boiler over hot water until smooth. Pour over cooled caramel and spread evenly. Cool. Cut into 2" squares. Makes 24 squares.

CARAMEL APPLE WALNUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• In large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture and press the remainder into a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Add walnuts to the reserved crumb mixture.
• In saucepan, over low heat, melt the caramels with the condensed milk. Stir until smooth.
• Spoon apple filling over the prepared crust.
• top with the caramel mixture and sprinkle the remaining crumbs on top.
• bake 20 minutes or until set.
• Cool.

CARAMEL WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix flour, sugar and egg.
• Cut in ½ cup margarine until crumbly.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Reserve 2 cups of crumb mixture.
• Press remaining crumb mixture firmly into a greased and floured 13x9 in pan.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• In a saucepan over low heat melt caramels with sweetened-condensed milk and remaining ¼ cup margarine.
• Pour over prepared crust and top with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 20 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool and cut into bars.
• Store at room temperature.