Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels

Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels

  • Prepare: 5M
  • Cook: 30M
  • Total: 35M
Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels

Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels

Diets

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten free

Ingredients

  • Condiments

    • 1 cup Corn syrup, light
  • Baking & Spices

    • 2 cups Sugar
    • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • Dairy

    • 1 cup Butter
    • 2 cups Half-and-half cream
  • Time
  • Prepare: 5M
  • Cook: 30M
  • Total: 35M

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This candy is a must at our house for Christmas. I made these caramels with my children, and now I enjoy making them with our eight grandchildren, too. —Darlene Edinger, Turtle Lake, North Dakota

Delicious! Im not normally a caramel lover, but I really like these! My caramel-loving mother-in-law says they are the best caramels she has ever tasted!

I followed this recipe exactly and lined the pan with foil. I buttered it generously. After the carmels cooled, the foil was stuck to the bottom of the candy like glue. It was a nightmare and a real mess to try and get the foil off the bottom! I would suggest using WAX paper and still butter it a lot!

This is the recipe that I have used for 40 years now. Sometimes I go one fat step further and use heavy whipping cream instead of half & half. Truly decadent. We never take the time to cut and wrap. We just leave them in the pan and cut off a chunk.

This is my tried and true recipe that I have used for many years. Makes great Christmas gifts!!

I have made this recipe soooo many times. I even sold it at a craft show where it was requested the next year! My family loves these candies.

Suggest 1/2 & 1/2 white/brown sugar. Substitue sweetened condensed milk for cream.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 cups half-and-half cream, divided
  • 1 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  • Directions Line a 13x9-in. pan with foil; butter the foil. Set aside. In a Dutch oven, combine the sugar, corn syrup and 1 cup cream. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Slowly stir in remaining cream. Cook over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 250° (hard-ball stage), stirring frequently. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla until well mixed, about 5 minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Cool. Remove foil from pan; cut candy into 1-in. squares. Wrap individually in waxed paper; twist ends. Yield: 2 pounds. Originally published as Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels in Taste of Home December/January 1997, p45 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: thumbnails-i, container: taboola-native-stream-thumbnails, placement: Native Stream Thumbnails, target_type: mix });

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This candy is a must at our house for Christmas. I made these caramels with my children, and now I enjoy making them with our eight grandchildren, too. —Darlene Edinger, Turtle Lake, North Dakota

Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels

  • Condiments

    • 1 cup Corn syrup, light
  • Baking & Spices

    • 2 cups Sugar
    • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • Dairy

    • 1 cup Butter
    • 2 cups Half-and-half cream

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Soft 'n' Chewy Caramels

This candy is a must at our house for Christmas. I made these caramels with my children, and now I enjoy making them with our eight grandchildren, too. —Darlene Edinger, Turtle Lake, North Dakota