home made caramels

Name: HOME MADE CARAMELS
Ingredients: - 1 cup butter or margarine; - 16 oz. brown sugar; - 1/8 tsp. salt; - 1 cup light corn syrup; - 1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk; - 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Peggi Anne Tebben

Granbury, TX

Updated on Mar 12, 2011

I made candies & cookies & small loaves of flavored breads for Christmas boxes & gave them away. I always made what I call Turtle Eggs & this is the caramel I used in them. Turtle Eggs are turtles that I chop the pecans up in & form them in a Tupperware deviled egg container to look like eggs.

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yield Makes 2 1/2 #

Ingredients

- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 16 oz. brown sugar
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make home made caramels

Step 1

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan.

Step 2

Add brown sugar and salt.
Step 3

Stir until thoroughly combined.
Step 4

Stir in corn syrup and mix well.
Step 5

Gradually add milk, stirring constantly.
Step 6

Cook and stir over medium heat until candy reaches firm ball stage or 245° on candy thermometer. About 12 to 15 min.
Step 7

Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
Step 8

Pour into a buttered 9 inch square pan.
Step 9

Cool and cut into squares.
Step 10

May also use to make Turtles or Millionaires candy.
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