Shelly's Recipe

CAPPUCCINO CARAMELS

Category: Candy

1 cup butter
2-1/4 cup brown sugar
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup light corn syrup
3 tsp instant coffee crystals
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 to 1 tsp finely shredded orange peel

Line baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges. Grease the foil with butter and set aside. Melt margarine or butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar, condensed milk, corn syrup and coffee crystals. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until candy reaches firm-ball stage (248°). Remove saucepan from heat and remove candy thermometer. Immediately stir in walnuts, vanilla and orange peel. Pour into prepared baking pan, smoothing the surface; cool. Use foil to remove from pan. Cut into squares using buttered knife.