Caramelized Fruit and Nut Clusters

10 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 12 cup granulated sugar
  • 12 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
  • 12 cup walnut halves
  • 12 pecan halves
  • 14 cup whole blanched almond, toasted
  • 14 cup dried cherries (or cranberries)
  • 14 cup dried apricot, chopped small

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine sugars, milk, and corn syrup.
  2. 2
    Cook and stir over medium heat till sugars dissolve and mixture boils.
  3. 3
    Continue cooking to soft ball stage (236 degrees F).
  4. 4
    Add butter or margarine and tablespoon vanilla.
  5. 5
    Let cool 10 minutes.
  6. 6
    Beat just till mixture begins to lose its gloss, 3 to minutes.
  7. 7
    Quickly stir in nuts and fruits till coated.
  8. 8
    Drop immediately from spoons onto buttered baking sheet.

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