Homemade Caramel Candies Recipe

A sweet and easy recipe for homemade caramel candies. Special events are often about making food goodies. Certainly when our grandmother was a little girl, candy was not given out on a daily basis and making any goodies were a part of the lifestyle.

Ingredients

caramel
1 cup granulated sugar
1 can (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp butter
chocolate
1 cup chocolate, melted

Directions

Melt Chocolate and pour into small candy moulds or drop by small spoonfuls ontil wax paper. refriderate until firm. once firm remove from moulds.

Have ready dome or other shaped candy molds

Place sugar in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Cook, brushing down sides of pan occasionally until melted and the colour of maple syrup. Do not stir, as it may cause crystallization.

Whisk in milk and butter. Cook over low heat about 15 minutes whisking constantly.

Remove from heat.

Immediatly pour into candy moulds and smooth flat.

Once caramels are almost set but still soft place a chocolate onto it and let set fully.

When fully set, unmold and keep Chilled.