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Cappuccino Caramels (Yield: 100 pieces) Junior League of McAllen, Inc.

1 cup margarine or butter

3 tablespoons instant coffee crystals

2¼ cups brown sugar, firmly packed

½-1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1 cup light corn syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Butter and line a 8 x 8” baking pan with foil. In a heavy 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine over low heat. Stir in brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, coffee crystals, and orange peel. Carefully clip candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thermometer registers 248 degrees (firm-ball stage). Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Reaching firm-ball stage should take 15 to 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat; remove candy thermometer from saucepan. Immediately stir in nuts and vanilla. Quickly pour the caramel mixture into pan. When caramel is firm, use foil to lift it out of pan.