The Best Homemade Caramel Candy
  1. Combine butter, brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, corn syrup, and salt in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

  2. Heat to between 235 and 240 degrees F (Soft Ball Stage), or until a small amount of the mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. Cook for 2 minutes at that temperature.

  3. Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla.

  4. Add parchment paper to a 9x13 pan.

  5. Pour caramel mixture into pan and allow to cool completely.

  6. Remove from pan and cut caramels into 1 inch squares by using a sharp butter coated knife or butter coated bench scraper.

  7. Wrap caramels in 5x5 in pieces of wax paper or cellophane and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian🌾Gluten-free...

Category🍬Candy

Cuisine🇺🇸American

Occasions🎉Holidays🎊Special Occasions

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 30m

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