Caramel Squares

Cakes, Biscuits and Bread  

Ingredients

100 gm Butter
50 gm Granulated white sugar
200 gm Mixed dried fruit
1 Egg(s)
1 tsp Vanilla essence
400 gm Condensed milk
200 gm Marie biscuits

Method

Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan. Add the tin of condensed milk and the dried fruit and bring to the boil, stirring constantly to avoid the mixture catching on the base of the pan and burning. Beat the egg well and stir into the fruit mixture taking care not to scramble the eggs. Add the vanilla (or almond) essence and boil for about 2 minutes or until the mixture is caramel-coloured. Crush the packet of Marie biscuits quite finely using a food processor if you have one. Stir the biscuit crumbs into the fruit mixture. Spread the mixture into a well-greased baking tray and leave to cool. When quite firm, cut into squares.

24 Sep 2023
Shirl Seath