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Title: Microwave Caramels
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 06, 2012, 07:14:49 PM
    1/4 cup butter
    1/2 cup white sugar
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1/2 cup light Karo syrup
    1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Directions:

    1
    Combine all ingredients.
    2
    Cook 6 minutes, stirring every two minutes.
    3
    Stir and pour into lightly greased dish.
    4
    Let cool.
    5
    Cut, wrap in wax paper & store in air tight container.


Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/microwave-caramels-367414#ixzz1x2g2du4B
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: Lynx on June 06, 2012, 07:54:47 PM
No heavy cream? 

Well if you use real butter instead of margarine... yeah, that could be good.
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: Melody on June 06, 2012, 08:59:38 PM
Isaac, do you think the heavy cream would replace both the butter and milk in that recipe?  I think it could.
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: The Purple Fuzzy on June 06, 2012, 09:15:21 PM
The milk is sweetend condensed milk, better known as Eagle Brand, so I don't see how you could interchange that.
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: Lynx on June 07, 2012, 05:12:19 AM
I noted that, with some trepidation  - sweetened condensed milk has a unique flavor I find somewhat odd - but add powdered sugar and you could use heavy cream in place of the butter and milk.  It would probably take a bit of experimentation to get the right proportions though.

Well... now I know what I'll be doing this weekend.  I'd better stock up on heavy cream tomorrow.
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: MelodyB on June 07, 2012, 05:13:49 AM
If you just simply boil two cans of Eagle brand milk in a pot for a few hours, you get the same result. I've done that and poured it into a graham cracker pie crust and made caramel pies. YUMMY.
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: Lynx on June 07, 2012, 05:22:08 AM
Yes, that's how they make caramel for caramel pies at a local restaurant.  It still has that... that... that flavor!   :noo:
Title: Re: Microwave Caramels
Post by: Lynx on June 24, 2012, 04:17:10 AM
I do believe I waited too long to cut this stuff.  How do you cut rock hard caramel?  I'm about to give up and use a hammer.