This is an easy, step-by-step, how to guide to making sweet, silky smooth, and delicious homemade caramel. You can use this recipe for caramel apples, caramel sauce or as a homemade caramel candy. Also included is instructions to make the most amazing salted caramel candy.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar (white, granulated)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup Karo syrup or sometimes called corn syrup
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk--Be sure this is NOT evaporated milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- salt flake for the top of the caramel (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Prepare your baking dish. Grease a 9 by 13" baking dish with butter. Do not use non-stick cooking spray for this or it will give your caramel a strange flavor. Set it aside until the caramel is done cooking.
- In a non-stick pan, add the butter, sugar, brown sugar, Karo syrup, sweetened condensed milk, and salt.
- Cook in a deep saucepan over medium heat, stirring until all the sugar is dissolved and the butter is melted.
- Stirring constantly, cook the caramel mixture until it comes up to 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. If you don't have a candy thermometer, use the cold water method. (put a couple cups of cold water in a cereal bowl. Drop a tablespoon of caramel into the cold water. move the caramel mixture around with your fingertips. If the caramel forms a "soft-ball" it's ready. If the caramel dissolves or runs through your fingers, keep cooking it.)
- Take the caramel off the heat immediately to stop the cooking.
- Pour the caramel into the greased, prepared, 9 by 13" baking dish. Let the caramel cool before cutting.
- Sprinkle with salt flakes if desired. Enjoy!
USES
- A go-to recipe for Caramel Apples
- Make a caramel sauce, don't cook it as long. Use the same ingredients and cook it until it reaches 220-230 degrees or coats the back of a spoon.
- Add caramel sauce and whipping cream to make a caramel sundae.
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