Buttery Pecan Caramels

By mamapig

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups half and half
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup sweet cream butter
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 64 pecan halves

Preparation

Step 1

In heavy saucepan combine sugar, 1 cup half and half, corn syrup and butter. Cook over medium. heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil (7 to 8 min). Add remaining 1 cup half and half; continue cooking, stirring often, until small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a firm ball or candy thermometer reaches 245° f (35 to 40 min). Pour into greased 8" sq. pan. Cover; refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hr. to cool. Cut into 64 pieces Drop 1/4 tsp melted chocolate on top of each caramel; press pecan half into chocolate. Cover; store refrigerated. Yield: 64 caramels.