Easy Microwave Caramels

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Easy Microwave Caramels – buttery and soft caramels made in just 7 minutes in the microwave. This is the easiest way to make this homemade candy!

You can enjoy these caramels straight from the wrapper or use to make my Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bites or these new Caramel Pretzel Cups.

Buttery, sweet and gooey caramels made in the microwave in just 7 minutes. Say what? Simply melt butter, add white and brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup and cook in the microwave. The result: perfect, golden, gooey and buttery caramels you ever had!

These Easy Microwave Caramels are quite easy to make and totally irresistible! You can wrap them in wax paper for a sweet treat anytime, dip in chocolate and dress up with sprinkles for a festive holiday platter, hide inside a cookie dough ball before baking or ! Either way, these caramels are bound to be a hit!

Ingredients:

• unsalted butter
• white sugar
• brown sugar
• corn syrup
• sweetened condensed milk
• salt
• vanilla extract

Instructions:

• Start by lining an 8″ square baking pan with a sheet of parchment paper. Set aside, so it’s ready as soon as the caramel mixture is done.
• Make sure the bowl you will be making the caramels in is microwave safe and clean and dry. Place butter (chopped into tablespoon-size pieces) in the bowl and microwave for 1 minute. It will be almost all melted. Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
• Place mixture in a bowl into the microwave and cook for 2 minutes. Stir well. Set timer to cook for 4 minutes, but stop it every minute to stir the mixture. It will bubble up and rise up in the bowl, so stir it until it calms down. Once done, carefully remove the bowl with caramel from the microwave and pour into prepared pan. Let cool completely in room temperature.
• Once the caramel is cooled, lift up the parchment paper and set on a cutting board. Slice caramel into squares and wrap each one individually. If you keep them all together unwrapped, they will stick together and get messy.

Expert tips:

• plan ahead: make sure nothing will be distracting you (phone, kiddos, laundry, etc.). We are dealing with hot sugar mixture here that you need to watch and stir every minute.
• prep: make sure your 8″ square pan is lined with parchment paper and ready before you start microwaving the mixture. Once the caramel is done, pour it carefully into the pan, smooth out and let cool completely.
• parchment paper: line your 8″ square pan with it for an easy removal. Once the caramel cools, lift it out of the pan, place on a cutting board and slice with a knife into small squares. Each one will easily come off the parchment and will be ready for wrapping.
• no need to pull out the bowl out of the microwave, just hold it with one hand (in a kitchen mitten since the bowl will be hot!) so it won’t be turning around and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until the bubbling stops and the mixture falls a little bit. Be careful while handling the mixture. The bowl and the caramel will be very hot!
• use real unsalted butter (no margarine, Imperial spread, etc.): real butter won’t splatter and it will make the caramels buttery and delicious.

How to wrap caramels?

This recipe makes 100 pieces if you cut the cooled caramel into 1″ x 1/2″ pieces. Cut wax paper into 4″ x 3″ pieces and wrap each piece of caramel, rolling it into a 2″ x 1/4″ candy. See the photo below for visual help.

More candy recipes:

• Rocky Road Fudge
• Cookies and Cream Oreo Fudge
• Microwave Fudge
• Rolo Pretzel Bites

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Easy Microwave Caramels

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

7 mins

Total Time

12 mins

 

Buttery and soft caramels made in just 7 minutes in the microwave. This is the easiest way to make this homemade candy!

 More easy candy recipes: www.crunchycreamysweet.com

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: microwave caramels

Servings: 100 caramels

Calories: 25 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

1. Line an 8″ square baking pan with a sheet of parchment paper. Set aside, so it’s ready as soon as the caramel mixture is done.
2. Make sure the bowl you will be making the caramels in is microwave safe and clean and dry. Place butter (chopped into tablespoon-size pieces) in the bowl and microwave for 1 minute. It will be almost all melted. Add white and brown sugar, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk and salt and stir well.

3. Place mixture in a bowl into the microwave and cook for 2 minutes. Stir well. Set timer to cook for 4 minutes, but stop it every 1 minute and 30 seconds to stir the mixture. It will bubble up and rise up in the bowl, so stir it until it calms down.

4. Once done, carefully remove the bowl with caramel from the microwave, stir in vanilla extract and pour mixture into prepared pan. Let cool completely in room temperature.
5. Once the caramel is cooled, lift up the parchment paper and set on a cutting board. Slice caramel into squares and wrap each one individually.

Recipe Notes

No need to pull out the bowl out of the microwave, just hold it with one hand (in a kitchen mitten since the bowl will be hot!) so it won’t be turning around and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until the bubbling stops and the mixture falls a little bit. Be careful while handling the mixture. The bowl and the caramel will be very hot!

To wrap caramels in wax paper: This recipe makes 100 pieces if you cut the cooled caramel into 1″ x 1/2″ pieces. Cut wax paper into 4″ x 3″ pieces and wrap each piece of caramel, rolling it into a 2″ x 1/4″ candy.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Microwave Caramels

Amount Per Serving

Calories 25 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Cholesterol 2mg1%

Sodium 9mg0%

Potassium 7mg0%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Sugar 4g4%

Vitamin A 30IU1%

Calcium 6mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.