Homemade Caramels

 

These are a great alternative to making Caramel Apples, or to use up any Caramel left from making Caramel Apples.

Homemade Caramels
Ingredients

Wax Paper
Candy Thermometer
1 cup butter
2 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
Butter the bottom and sides of a rimmed Baking Sheet.

In a medium saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium high heat, and stir constantly. Add the Sweetened Condensed Milk and Corn Syrup, and keep stirring till the Candy Thermometer reaches 245 degrees. Remove from heat and add vanilla.

This mixture will be full of air bubbles, so once it's off the heat, stir until most of the bubbles have popped. Pour the mixture in the prepared Baking Sheet, and spread evenly. They will be completely set in 2 hours and ready to move.

After two hours, slice with a buttered knife, lengthwise and crosswise to divide Caramel into even pieces. Cut Wax Paper into strips, and cut those strips into smaller pieces to roll up your Caramels. This took trial and error for me, it depends on what size you made your Caramels.