Reduced Fat Caramels Food

FAT FREE SOFT CARAMELS

Steps:

• Lightly spray an 8 x 8-inch pan with non stick butter or regular cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium sized heavy bottomed sauce pan combine sugar with corn syrup, butter flavoring and condensed milk. Stir mixture over low heat until sugar has dissolved. Increase heat to medium and continue to cook stirring frequently until mixture reaches 234 to 238 degrees on candy thermometer. (soft ball stage) Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and pour immediately into prepared pan.
• Cool to lukewarm and mark in 1-inch squares using a knife sprayed with cooking spray.
• Spray a teaspoon lightly with cooking spray and scoop 1 heaping teaspoon of caramel onto a 4 x 5-inch square of waxed candy papers. Roll paper jellyroll fashion and twist ends to seal. Store in a cool dark place for several weeks.

CREME CARAMEL (REDUCED FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a small, heavy saucepan; cook over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves.
• Continue cooking 4 minutes or until golden.
• Immediately pour into 6 (6 oz) custard cups coated with cooking spray, tipping quickly until carmelized sugar coats bottom of cups.
• Beat eggs and egg white in a medium bowl with a whisk.
• Stir in milk, vanilla, 2/3 cup sugar and salt.
• Divide mixture evenly amond prepared custard cups.
• Place cups in a 13X9 inch baking pan; add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch.
• Bake at 325 for 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove cups from pan.
• Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
• Loosen edges of custards with a knife or rubber spatula.
• Place a dessert plate, upside down, on top of each cup; invert onto plates.
• Drizzle any remaining carmelized syrup over custards.

REDUCED FAT CARAMELS

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, syrup and 1 cup milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
• Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches 246-248 degrees on a candy thermometer or makes a firm ball when a dropped into cool water.
• Slowly add second cup of milk and continue to cook to firm ball stage.
• Slowly add third cup of milk, butter and salt.
• Cook to firm ball stage and remove from heat.
• Immediately pour into buttered pan.
• Let cool completely before cutting to pieces with a sharp, wet knife.

LOW-FAT CARAMEL FLAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a heavy skillet cook sugar over medium-high heat until sugar begins to melt, shaking the skillet occasionally to heat the sugar evenly. Do not stir.
• Once the sugar starts to melt, reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes more or until all of the sugar is melted and golden, stirring as needed with a wooden spoon.
• Immediately pour into an ungreased 9-inch round baking pan; tilting to coat bottom completely.
• In medium bowl, combine egg substitute and water; stir in condensed milk, vanilla and salt.
• Pour over caramelized sugar in pan.
• Set pan in a larger pan. Fill larger pan with 1-inch boiling water.
• Bake 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool. Chill at least 2 hours.
• To serve, loosen side of flan with knife; invert onto serving plate with rim.

LOWER FAT CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and flour together in a sauce pan, blend well. Add the boiling water and the salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 6-8 minutes, or until it thickens and starts to come away from the edges of the pan. If it is too thick, add a little more water. Remove from heat and add the butter, the cream, and the vanilla (I used about 1/2 tsp.). Stir until thoroughly combined.