Description
Rich, chewy caramel to individually wrap or use in candy making.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 pound light brown sugar
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine butter
- brown sugar
- condensed milk
- corn syrup
- and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil
- stirring constantly. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C)
- or until a small amount of the mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Cook for 2 minutes at that temperature. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla.
- Meanwhile
- butter a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- When the caramel is ready
- pour it into the buttered pan. Allow it to cool completely at room temperature.
- Remove from the pan and cut into squares using scissors. Wrap individual pieces in waxed paper or cellophane.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 32