We love to add these homemade caramels to our neighbor treat plates along with Christmas Crack and Snowball Cookies. Everyone loves them!
Who Doesn’t Love Caramel?!
Have you ever tried a homemade caramel recipe before? They’re one of those holiday treats that I’m always looking forward to and they are a perfect candy for filling Christmas goodie plates. Why we love them:
Delicious! We love the buttery, creamy taste of these soft caramels. Easy. While they do take time, they’re quite simple and worth the effort Perfect for sharing. Cut them into pieces and wrap them in wax paper to gift during the holidays.
Ingredients
heavy whipping cream white sugar light brown sugar – packed salt butter – unsalted (but salted can work as well) corn syrup – Use light corn syrup (colorless and moderately sweet), or dark corn syrup (provides a bit of color as well as a sweeter slightly smoky flavor). evaporated milk – Do not use sweetened condensed milk. vanilla extract
How to Make Caramel Candy
Storing Caramels
Wrap each caramel in wax paper. Be sure to cut the wax paper big enough that you can twist the ends closed, like a tootsie roll.
Hard ball stage: The caramel should solidify enough to roll it into a ball. If it is at the soft-ball stage, it won’t hold a shape, and needs to cook longer. Hard crack stage: If it solidifies to hard candy and breaks when forming a ball, it has cooked too long and will have a hard texture.
STORE. Wrapped caramels can last at room temperature for about 2 weeks. Store unwrapped caramels in an airtight container, separating each layer with wax paper. FREEZE homemade caramel candy for 3-6 months. When ready to eat, remove them from the freezer and allow them time to thaw before serving. Sharing. This recipe mixes up quite a large batch, definitely enough to share with a friend or two. Some fun gift wrap ideas include: Fill a small mason jar and tie a festive ribbon around the top. Buy and fill up a holiday tin. Fill a brown lunch bag, fold over the top, and tie it with raffia. Use festive cardstock to cut out a gift bag.
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