Easy Homemade Caramel

Using either a can or a homemade recipe of sweetened condensed milk to make a delicious caramel. I found this at Eaglebrand.com at some point, it’s been in my files for a while.

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 1/3 cup

Ingredients

1 can or 1 Homemade Recipe Sweetened Condensed Milk

Directions

Oven method:
Pour milk into 9 inch pie plate. Cover with foil; place in larger shallow pan. Fill larger pan with hot water. Bake at 425 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until thick and caramel colored. Beat until smooth.

Stovetop Method:
Pour milk into top of double boiler; place over boiling water. Over low heat, simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until thick and caramel colored. Beat until smooth.

Microwave Method:
Pour milk into 2 quart glass measure. Cook on 50 % power (medium) for 4 minutes, stirring briskly every 2 minutes until smooth. Cook on 30% power (medium-low) 12-18 minutes or until very thick and caramel colored, stirring briskly every 2 minutes until smooth.

CAUTION: NEVER HEAT UNOPENED CAN.

Categories: Candy, Ingredients & Mixes, Other Desserts, Sauces, Substitutions

Submitted by: cindyp on January 8, 2011