Here’s a simple recipe for making homemade Caramels:

Simple recipe for making homemade Caramels - from RecipeGirl.com

It’s safe to say that I’m totally addicted to caramels.  I love their buttery flavor and chewy texture.  It’s so hard to eat just one or two!

Simple recipe for making Homemade Caramels - by RecipeGirl.com

Caramels are perfect for gifting during the holidays.  Wrap them in a pretty package with a beautiful “Homemade Caramels” label, and don’t forget to keep a few for yourself!

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Caramels

The buttery flavor and chewy texture make it hard to eat just one or two!
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Servings: 50 caramels
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Ingredients

Instructions 

  • Butter a 9x13 inch pan.
  • Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add milk, sugar and syrup. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon until a candy thermometer reaches 240 degrees F. Take off heat immediately and stir in the vanilla.
  • Pour into your prepared pan. Cool in the refrigerator until firm. Pop caramel block onto a cutting board. Cut into 2 inch cubes and wrap each caramel in waxed paper.

Nutrition

Serving: 1caramel, Calories: 102kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 8mg, Sodium: 32mg, Potassium: 30mg, Sugar: 20g, Vitamin A: 80IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 0.02mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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3 Comments

  1. Radz says:

    Hi
    I wanted to know what role does the light corn syrup play in the recipe? Can it be substituted with maple syrup/honey or liquid glucose? If then what quantity..?
    Thanx

    1. Lori Lange says:

      I’m not really familiar with substitutions for using corn syrup when making caramels. Maybe try Googling around to see if you can find an answer as to whether or not that’s a good idea?

  2. firsttimegram says:

    this is the exact recipe my gram used all of my life.
    the only thing she did different was crush black walnuts and
    put them in the caramel. (sorry gram i hated the nuts and
    they never go in my ) my kids love them though!