Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

The Best and EASY Caramel Recipe (with Printable)

I love having recipes that you use just one time a year. For me, those are caramels and fudge. These sweet treats remind me of holiday seasons that have past and help me create memories with my family to carry into the future. Those memories become cherished traditions.  If you don’t have holiday treats that are traditions in your home, I invite your to adopt ours. These foolproof candy recipes will make you feel like a superstar in the kitchen and become great gifts for friends and neighbors too!

Easiest Caramel Recipe and Printable

I feel the need to warn you, both of these recipes are definitely INDULGENCES.

Easiest Caramel Recipe and Printable

Last year, while visiting my friend, Rachel’s home, she showed us on instagram how to make homemade caramels. I have been using her recipe for about ten years because it is so easy! So many people wanted this recipe that I thought it would be a fun Christmas Printable! Plus having it on my blog will make it so I never lose it!!

Home Made Caramels

Print Recipe

Equipment

  • Heavy 3 QT pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Candy Thermometer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 2 1/4 cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Light Corn Syrup
  • 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • In Heavy Saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, salt, sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring constantly
  • Heat to between 235 and 240 degrees F
  • Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla (stir until bubbles are out)
  • Line a half size jelly roll pan with parchment paper (do not use wax paper) and pour the caramel into the pan. (You can use a full size jelly roll pan if you double this recipe)
  • Cool completely then cut (you can put in fridge to cool)
  • Cut candy into 1" squares and wrap tightly in 3" wax paper squares or pre-cut candy wrappers

Notes

Tip- once the caramel hits a certain temperature I take a little teaspoon and drop it in a cup of ice water. The caramel should form like it would after it sits an hour. It is too runny and doesn't come together it needs a little more time.
Tip- Different Thermometers- When using a digital thermometer our caramel was done at 235 degrees. When using a mercury type thermometer it was done closer to 240 degrees.

Easiest Caramel Recipe and Printable

RECIPE TIPS:
You will need to get a candy thermometer to get these right, but you can also test the consistency of the caramel as it cooks in a bowl of ice cold water. Keep one by the stove and drop some of the caramel into the water once it begins to thicken and change a darker color. If the drop can be formed into a ball, you are there!
 
Easiest Caramel Recipe and Printable
 
I use a pizza cutter to cut the caramels. If I cut them about 1″x1″ I can get about 160!!! Then just grab your wax paper and cut into squares and wrap the edges.  OR we recently we found these clear sheets already cut the prefect size to wrap caramels in! Easy gift that everyone will love! 
 
 
Easiest Caramel Recipe and Printable
 
Easiest Caramel Recipe and Printable
 

Print the Caramel Recipe HERE

 
Best EASY Caramel Recipe
 

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Comments

  3. Lexi says

    Love your ideas! I may be losing my mind but I don’t see where to put the salt in (I assume in the pot that boils) and on the regular recipe I don’t see how much vanilla to stir in.

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