Caramel
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- 4 tbsp butter
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ cup corn syrup
Instructions
- Line 8 x 8 pan with greased parchment or wax paper. For thicker caramels you can use a loaf pan.
- Cook water, corn syrup and sugar in sauce pan. Stir before heating. Turn on medium high heat.
- Do not stir. Boil till golden brown on edges.
- Take off heat and slowly add cream, butter and vanilla. Stir well.
- Put back on medium heat and cook till firm ball stage or 245. Stir often.
- Take off heat and pour into prepared pan.
- Let cool 2 hours to harden. To speed up put in fridge.
- Cut into squares with a chef's knife or pizza cutter.
- Wrap pieces in wax paper and store in the fridge.