Simple Homemade Butter Caramels

Chewy, buttery, sweet, smooth, delicious caramels.  I can’t say you lot how long I’ve persuasion almost making these.  I often brand fudge as well as toffee for vacation gifts as well as then caramels were a natural adjacent step.  They are sort-of one-half agency betwixt fudge as well as toffee alongside a real like cooking process.  And candy making is much easier than you lot would think.  Cook as well as stir until you lot accomplish the correct temperature as well as allow it to laid until cooled.

I know cipher seems quite that slowly but in i lawsuit you lot larn the hang of it, you’ll hold upward stirring upward candies to include inwards all your vacation gifts.

When I decided to brand caramels I did my inquiry comparison recipes, ratings as well as ingredients.  I was looking for a simple, pure caramel gustation as well as in conclusion decided to endeavour i posted by Gerry at Foodness Gracious.  Gerry’s recipe calls for browned butter but I made a few adjustments as well as was real happy alongside the terminate result.  His caramel may hold upward much improve but I haven’t tried it yet!

I beloved Gerry’s instructions as well as he has around bully tips almost texture, chewiness as well as wonderful add-in ideas.

My tips for you lot are purchase a proficient candy thermometer and a real good, heavy bottom sauce pan.  I conduct hold never used a thermometer when making fudge or toffee.  My mom taught me how to exam the mixture using the soft ball method as well as difficult cleft phase for the toffee.  Now that I’ve in conclusion institute a candy thermometer that industrial plant as well as is slowly to use, I may rely on it’s accuracy from straightaway on.  It actually takes the justice move out of candy recipes.  I purchased a Food Network Thermometer at Kohl’s.  I don’t know if they withal behave it but here’s a link:  Kohl’s – Food Network Candy Thermometer.

I didn’t brand an “A” inwards the caramel cutting class, every bit each i was a dissimilar size as well as sometimes a dissimilar cast every bit well.  No worries, in i lawsuit you lot twine them all upward nobody volition know, or attention for that matter.  I promise you lot bask the caramels as well as don’t forget to share!

Simple Butter Caramels

(adapted from a recipe past times Gerry @ Foodness Gracious)

1 stick of unsalted butter (8 tablespoons)

2 cups sugar

2 cups heavy cream

1/2 loving cup corn syrup

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

dash ocean salt, summation a trivial extra to sprinkle on transcend if desired

Line an 8×8 baking dish alongside parchment newspaper as well as laid aside.  Make certain the newspaper hangs over the side to help inwards removing the caramel from the pan.

Combine the butter, sugar, cream, as well as corn syrup inwards a medium heavy bottom sauce pan.  Bring to a boil over medium – medium/high heat.  Turn the estrus downwardly to medium, or but below, to maintain a boil.  Don’t ready it every bit good fast or it tin give the sack larn away from you lot as well as you’ll have burnt caramel.  Stir oftentimes as well as maintain cooking until it reaches 243 on a candy thermometer.  If you lot prefer a softer caramel, accept off the estrus at 240.  Cook a fleck longer to 250 degrees if you lot wishing a real chewy treat.

Stir inwards the vanilla.

Pour the caramel into the prepared pan as well as allow it to cool completely.  Cut into seize alongside teeth size pieces as well as twine inwards wax newspaper squares.  I cutting my wrappers inwards almost 4×4 inch pieces.  You tin give the sack also purchase pre-cut candy wrappers at whatever arts and crafts store.  Store inwards an airtight container.

I can’t recollect beingness this prepared for Christmas, this early on inwards December.  We’ve bought almost all our gifts but I withal conduct hold to wrap.  The tree is up, the decorations are done as well as I’m ready for a brusque trip to catch household unit of measurement as well as friends.  I participated inwards the Great Blogger Cookie Swap this twelvemonth as well as mailed my cookies out today.  I’ll post those cookies on Dec 12th.  Can’t wait!

I also expect frontwards to baking to a greater extent than new-to-me recipes for the holidays.  I promise you lot are having fun inwards the kitchen as well as may all your recipes plough out perfect!  Thanks as well as then much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com