Make the best caramel without buying caramel.

Make the best caramel without buying caramel. Recipe
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Categories: Other Sauces, Quick & Easy
Keyword: caramel
Serves: Quite a bit
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Ingredients

1 can(s) one can of sweetened condensed milk in a can.
takes as many cans as you will need caramel for a recipe. one can makes quite a bit. i am not quite sure how much one can makes, if i had to guess i would say at least one cup.
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theresa4
Member Since Sep 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Theresa's Notes:

My mother taught me this trick while making her homemade candies for Easter one year. I think this caramel is tasty and better than buying the caramel from the store in a bag taking it home and standing there removing all of the wrappers from each piece and then melting for your recipes. This is easy, cheaper and YUMMY. I am not sure where she got the idea, but it is a keeper with me. Enjoy..

 

Directions

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Take one can of Sweetened condensed milk, remove the label and wash the can. Put the can into a saucepan full of water, make sure saucepan is deep enough for can to be submerged and covered in the water. Put onto stove and let come to a boil, cook on medium to medium low heat for four hours. Turn off the heat and remove saucepan from the burner. Remove the can from the saucepan and set it on a cutting board to cool until the can is room temperature or cool and easy to pick up with your hands. Take the lid off, with your can opener, and stir. It makes the best caramel that is so yummy, you will be tempted to grab a spoon and eat it right out of the can. Very sweet and yummy.
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My Mother uses this when she makes chocolate candies for Easter and Christmas. Caramel filled chocolates, filling for cakes, what ever you wish to use it for. Enjoy Y'all. I do...
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Feb 13, 2013
Wow what an idea ~ wonder if you could put it in a crock pot? hmm
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2sweetinc
Lisa Nicometi... 2sweetinc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 14, 2013
Nice to know!!! THX! ;)
wandaledford
Wanda Richardson wandaledford
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 14, 2013
Will it harden if you pour it out on buttered parchment, then cut and wrap individually in wax paper? Anyone ever tried? Please let me know! Thanks!
janburch
Jan Burch janburch
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 14, 2013
I saw Paula Dean do a caramel recipe in the oven with a can of sweetened condensed milk. She poured it on a cook sheet or something. Not sure of the details, but sure looked easy.
janburch
Jan Burch janburch
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 14, 2013
Just found these methods, supposedly from Carnation. Sounds like it wouldn't scare me as much as boiling an un-opened can.

To Caramelize sweetened condensed milk:

Oven method; Pour 1 can sweetened condensed milk into 9 inch pie plate. Cover with foil; place in larger shallow pan. Fill larger pan with hot water. Bake at 425 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until thick and caramel colored. Beat until smooth.

Stovetop Method: Pour 1 can condensed milk into top of double boiler; place over boiling water. Over low heat, simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until thick and caramel colored. Beat until smooth.

Microwave Method: Pour 1 can condensed milk into 2 quart glass measure. cook on 50 % power (medium) for 4 minutes, stirring briskly every 2 minutes until smooth. Cook on 30% power (medium-low) 12-18 minutes ot until very thick and caramel colored, stirring briskly every 2 minutes until smooth.

CAUTION; NEVER HEAT UNOPENED CAN
theresa4
Theresa Libert theresa4
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 14, 2013
The can being heated never has had an issue with my Mother or myself. It makes some really good caramel. I guess if you do not feel comfortable doing that then you can use the other method. It is yummy, and I bet you could put it on parchment paper and make lil caramels out of them. That is a good idea as well.
2sweetinc
Lisa Nicometi... 2sweetinc
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 14, 2013
Just drop on parchment paper?? Is that before can method?
ansky714
Lora DiGiulio ansky714
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 17, 2013
WOW...PINCHD :)
theresa4
Theresa Libert theresa4
 
 
 
 
 
Feb 19, 2013
No Lisa someone replied and said they heard you can put on parchment papaer and cool to make candies. I use the can method and heat cook for 4 hrs. Thanks Lora

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