Inexpensive Caramels Food

EASY 4 INGREDIENT SOFT CARAMELS (NO CANDY THERMOMETER REQUIRED)

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan combine butter and sugar and stir over medium heat until melted. Stir in corn syrup and condensed milk.
• Bring to a boil and then decrease to simmer 7-10 minutes or until mixture achieves deep golden color, stirring constantly. (*For lower altitudes, simmer time may need to be reduced 2-3 minutes, watch carefully for coloring!) - See update below recipe!
• Pour caramel into a foil-lined 8x8 inch pan and allow to cool completely. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt if desired.
• When completely cooled, cut into squares and wrap in wax paper.

EASY MILK CARAMELS

Steps:

• Heat the sugar with syrup in 1 cup of milk.
• Stir until dissolved.
• Then cook to 246-248 or firm ball stage.
• Stir occasionally, slowly adding the 2nd cup of milk.
• Repeat cooking process.
• Add remaining milk, butter & salt.
• Cook to 246-248 (until a ball in cold water is firm as desired for firmness in caramels). Remove from heat; add in the vanilla extract.
• Immediately pour into a buttered pan.
• Let cool before cutting into squares.

INEXPENSIVE CARAMELS

Steps:

• Mix sugar, syrup and 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk.
• Cook over medium heat stirring until all the sugar is dissolved.
• Continue cooking until mixture forms firm ball in cold water.
• BE SURE TO STIR FREQUENTLY!
• Cook approximately 40 minutes.
• Add VERY SLOWLY 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk, butter and salt.
• Continue cooking as above until firm ball.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour into buttered pan to cool.