Christmas Candy Bags

Name: Christmas Candy Bags
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 440 grams packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon butter, divided; 340 grams white candy coating, divided; 341 milliliters light corn syrup; 2 servings Candy foils or buttered waxed paper for wrapping caramels; 397 grams can sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

If you want to add more gluten free recipes to your recipe box, Christmas Candy Bags might be a recipe you should try. This recipe makes 2 servings with 2953 calories, 16g of protein, and 68g of fat each. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a pretty expensive main course for Christmas. If you have brown sugar, butter, buttered waxed paper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Christmas Candy Cookies, Christmas Candy Crunch, and Christmas Cracker Candy.

Instructions

Caramels: Line a 9-in. square pan with aluminum foil. Butter the foil with 1 teaspoon butter.

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Caramel Candy

Butter

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, milk and remaining butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook until a candy thermometer reads 248° (firm ball stage), stirring constantly.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Butter

Candy

Milk

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Pour the caramel into the prepared pan and let cool.

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Caramel

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Frying Pan

Cut into 1-in. squares. Wrap the caramels individually in candy foils or buttered waxed paper, twisting the ends.

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Caramel Candy

Candy

Wrap

Cut 1-in. off the top of the open end of each paper bag. Set the bags aside.

Break candy coating into chunks.

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Almond Bark

Place 4 oz. in a microwave-safe bowl.

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Microwave

Bowl

Heat at 70% power for 45 seconds, then stir. Microwave in 10- to 20-second intervals or until melted. Stir until smooth.

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Microwave

Pour melted coating into one paper bag. Turn the bag to completely coat the inside bottom and sides. Use a pastry brush to evenly spread the coating over inside of bag. Prop the bag open with toothpicks.

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Spread

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Pastry Brush

Toothpicks

Melt 4 oz. of additional candy coating as directed. Repeat the coating process with the second bag. Refrigerate the bags for 5-7 minutes or until the coating is set.

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Almond Bark

Remove the toothpicks.

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Toothpicks

Melt the remaining coating and brush it evenly over the coating on the bags. Refrigerate the bags 5-7 minutes longer or until set.

Peel off and discard the paper bags. Fill the candy bags with caramels.

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Caramel Candy

Candy