Easy Homemade Caramel Recipe

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar (white, granulated)

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup karo syrup (or sometimes called corn syrup)

1 can sweetend condensed milk (Be sure this is NOT evaporated milk)

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

salt flake for the top of the caramel (optional)

Directions

How to Make Caramel

Prepare your baking dish. Grease a 9 by 13" baking dish with butter. Do not use non-stick cooking spray for this or it will give your caramel a strange flavor. Set it aside until the caramel is done cooking.

In a large non-stick pan, add the butter, sugar, brown sugar, Karo syrup, sweetened condensed milk, and salt.

Cook over medium heat, stirring until all the sugar is dissolved and the butter is melted.

Stirring constantly, cook the caramel mixture until it comes up to 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. If you don't have a candy thermometer, use the cold water method. (put a couple cups of cold water in a cereal bowl. Drop a tablespoon of caramel into the cold water. move the caramel mixture around with your fingertips. If the caramel forms a "soft-ball" it's ready. If the caramel dissolves or runs through your fingers, keep cooking it.)

Take the caramel off the heat immediately to stop the cooking.

Add vanilla extract and stir until combined.

Pour the caramel into the greased, prepared, 9 by 13" baking dish. Let the caramel cool before cutting.

Sprinkle with salt flakes if desired. Cut into 1" pieces. Enjoy!