CONDENSED MILK (CARAMEL CANDY) TOFFEE RECIPE

Filled with childhood memories and nostalgia, I decided to recreate this caramel candy. The recipe caters for both the hard and chewy type.

If you spent your childhood in Ghana you will be familiar with this candy. It was not readily available as the makers were strategically placed. Once you knew where to get them, you were happy to be sent on errands to enable you to purchase the candy. Loose change around the household will be discovered and kept till you had the opportunity to purchase this popular sweet.

There was a game known as ‘Divide it in two’ (Tchem p3) spelt phonetically, which meant you could be asked to divide whatever you’re caught with (by participating members) to share. This was a bittersweet game as you could be forced to divide your sweet in half. This meant you learnt to have your wits about you if you were a  member.  

No caramel candy was the same, some were crumbly, chewy, hard and had different flavourings. Today I will tackle both the chewy and hard type using Lemon for softness and flavouring. 

Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS 

1 tablespoonful of cold pressed Organic Coconut oil (You can increase the amount of Coconut oil for that additional flavour).

387g of tinned condensed milk

1 teaspoonful of Lime or Lemon juice 

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(for a softer caramel candy use 2 tablespoonful of the Lime/Lemon juice)

Optional flavourings 

Vanilla Extract

Coffee

METHOD 

Watch how to make both a hard and chewy caramel candy below;

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