Walnut Caramel Squares Recipes

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 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.

WALNUT CARAMEL SQUARES

Steps:

• Bottom layer: Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Add butter. Stir well. Press evenly in bottom of greased 9x13-inch pan.
• Bake in 350°F oven for about 15 minutes until golden. Let stand for about 5 minutes until slightly cooled.
• Top Layer: Beat eggs and vanilla with fork in medium bowl.
• Add remaining 3 ingredients. Stir. Spoon over warm coconut layer in pan. Spread evenly.
• Bake for about 15 minutes until golden. Let stand in pan on sire rack until cooled completely.

CARAMEL SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F.
• To make the base, place the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
• Mix in the cornflour and plain flour, turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly.
• Press into a greased and lined 7” x 11” shallow cake tin and bake for 25 minutes or until firm.
• To make the filling, place the butter, brown sugar and honey in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar melts and the ingredients are combined.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 7 minutes.
• Beat in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla essence.
• Pour the filling over the base and bake for 20 minutes longer.
• Set aside to cool completely.
• Spread the melted chocolate over the filling and set aside until firm, then cut into squares.
• Store at room temperature in a cookie tin or airtight container.

CHEWY WALNUT PAN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the egg mixture. Stir in walnuts. , Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bars pull away from edges of the pan. Cool on a wire rack.

WALNUT SHORTBREAD SQUARES

Steps:

• For crust, preheat oven to 275F; crumble ingredients together until well mixed; Press into a greased 9x13 pan and bake in a slow oven (275F) for 8 minutes; increase temp to 375F and top with second mixture and continue baking.
• For topping: Mix all ingredients well; spread mixture over the partially baked crust and continue baking in a moderate oven (375F) until well set and slightly browned, about 30 minutes; cool and cut into 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.