If you’re old school or at a high altitude you can always do the cold water test to find the exact soft ball stage for your town. Have your dish that you’ll pour your caramel into already prepped and ready so as soon as you reach the right temperature, you can pour them into the dish to set. Use your candy thermometer and pay close attention to the temperature! If you overheat the mixture your caramels won’t be soft.

You don’t want your caramel cooking unevenly! I prefer to use a whisk over a spatula only because I’m pouring in that evaporated milk at the same time.

Make sure when you stir you really focus on hitting all the spots on the bottom of the pan. My best advice is to hop on the phone with a friend or your mama to pass the time. Homemade soft caramel candies mean a lot of stirring. You don’t want it to come up too high on the sides of the pan because then you might get some crystallization, which is what you don’t want!

One big tip is to not stir the mixture too intensely. Remember, be patient! Once you try these caramels you will be obsessed and being making them every year like me. The BEST Soft Homemade CaramelsĬaramels can seem daunting but all you need to make them perfect is a little patience and a candy thermometer ! You drizzle in the evaporated milk a little at a time, that’s to help it absorb evenly and makes the silky smooth texture. It calls for evaporated milk and no heavy cream so that’s always a plus when it’s pantry items! I don’t always have cream on hand. The batch makes around 80 caramels! So they will go a long way! I have tried so many caramel recipes but this one is my favorite. And WOW are they delicious! I can’t tell you how many compliments I get about them every year because they taste like I bought them from a fancy candy store. These caramels take some time but are super easy to make as well. The pretzels are addictive and can be made in just a few minutes. I give them a tin of these homemade caramels and my white chocolate cinnamon pretzels. THIS is what I make my neighbors every year. Buttery, silky smooth and easy to make! These Homemade Soft Caramels are my favorite thing to make for Christmas! Friends and Neighbor Christmas Gifts

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