This caramel recipe has been used for almost 41 years; I have yet to have any bad batches. My grandson loves them!
Ingredients
- pint heavy whipping cream: 1 piece
- white sugar: 2 cups
- packed brown sugar: 1 cup
- butter: 1 cup
- corn syrup: 1 cup
- evaporated milk: 1 cup
- ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Grease a 12x15-inch pan; set aside. Attach a candy thermometer to a medium-size pot.
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Place whipping cream, white sugar, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and evaporated milk into the prepared pot. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until temperature reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Remove the pot from heat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture into the prepared pan; let cool completely. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cut caramel into 60 small squares. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Wrap them in waxed paper for storage. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
