Comments on: Homemade Caramels https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/ by Christina Lane Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:51:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Pearl https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192465984 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:51:36 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192465984 In reply to Adrienne.

Hi! I’m not Christina Lane, but I do want to point out that there are two possibilities. One, you may possibly have the caramel on the stovetop for too long, which I’ve done before, and trust me, breaking it with a meat mallet is satisfying, but you want that soft, chewy texture. Secondly, you may be right in saying that your candy thermometer is broken.

]]> By: Victoria https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192411818 Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:06:08 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192411818 I love making homemade caramels, but hate wrapping them. I end up eating so many of them because I get tired of wrapping them up!! But, that is with my super large recipe.

Do you think I could make these and pour into a small disposable aluminum pan to let the recipient cut them? Or, might the caramel get too hard if it sits too long? I want to make this for a Christmas food-gift bake sale, but don’t want to be tempted to eat the caramel..and I am pressed for time..okay, maybe lazy…fat and lazy when I end up eating the caramel. Thankfully it is a small batch. Sigh.

Thanks!

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-27174434192402836 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 03:10:37 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192402836 In reply to Christina Lane.

Hi Christina… I’m sorry you haven’t had anyone respond to you.. I would love the Divinity recipe and whatever other recipes you wouldn’t mind sending me and I will definitely try them and give you feedback.. Please and thank you.. Gonzalezs50@aol.com

]]> By: Christina Lane https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192402236 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 02:43:41 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192402236 In reply to Tessa.

Oh no, Tessa! It sounds like you live in a humid environment? In your case, I would cook them a tad longer next time…like maybe just 5 degrees higher. In the meantime, can you refrigerate them to get them to set up more firmly, and then spray your knife with cooking spray while you cut? Let me know how it goes :)

]]> By: Tessa https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192402230 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 01:33:01 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192402230 I made these last night, and let me tell you, for my first candy making experience, they were super easy and quick! I have a question though. How long do you let yours cool to set? Mine sat out for ~24 hours and they were still SO soft and sticky, I couldn’t cut them without ruining it and getting a sticky mess. Tasted delicious! Just curious how to make my next batch actually set up and cool like yours in the photos! Any help would be greatly appreciated!! :) :)

]]> By: Julie https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192387796 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192387796 A little late to comment but just made these and they were so much better and easier than my previous caramel recipe! My husband LOVES homemade caramels but I rarely made them due to that fussy recipe. Making them again this weekend but doubling so he doesn’t go through them so fast! Thank you…I always trust your recipes implicitly!

]]> By: Khadeeja https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192384115 Sun, 11 Sep 2016 15:28:57 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192384115 Hey I don’t own thermometer so can I make this without one i don’t think iam ready to buy for now if so can you elaborate on how to do it :p

Thanks in Advance
Cheers.

]]> By: Christina Lane https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192342518 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:42:01 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192342518 In reply to SG.

Ack! Sorry, SG! I used to have a flat-top stove, and oh my gosh, it stays so hot! I burned so many things on that thing! Yes, most definitely removing the pot would have helped. I’m sorry again! Those dang things run so hot.

]]> By: SG https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192342228 Sun, 02 Aug 2015 22:22:52 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192342228 Just made these…they are very hard with a burned taste. I have an electric flat-top stove and I think that I should have removed my pan completely off the burner (while adding my cream mixture) instead of just turning the burner off. Pretty sure I burned this batch!

]]> By: motherofpearl https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192310815 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 22:34:50 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192310815 Anything with caramels…YUM! Can you come up with a TWIX replicate, but small batch!? How about pecan turtle pralines!?

]]> By: Christina Lane https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192308358 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:58:09 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192308358 In reply to winson law.

Hi Winson,
No, it will probably set up. Just cook it at a much lower temperature to prevent it setting up. Best of luck!
Christina

]]> By: winson law https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192308298 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 07:10:52 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192308298 This looks like a great recipe! Do you think it’s possible to use the caramel in its melted state to drizzle over homemade truffles? Would that work?

]]> By: Christina Lane https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192305495 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:38:03 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192305495 In reply to Willow.

Yeah, so some people say they’re too hard, some people say they’re too soft. It’s a temperature error. Calibrate your thermometer in boiling water and try again :)

]]> By: Willow https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192305469 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:04:49 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192305469 I made these last night and I’m not sure what I did wrong…but they didn’t harden much. They are somewhere between a liquid and a solid that cannot be cut. The caramels taste good, though!

]]> By: Adrienne https://www.dessertfortwo.com/homemade-caramels/comment-page-6/#comment-27174434192303528 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:35:54 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=9636#comment-27174434192303528 Hey Christina!
I just made this recipe and they taste delicious! However they came really hard instead of soft and chewy. They soften up once they’re in your mouth but initially I had to break it up with a meat mallet haha. Do you think I got the mixture too hot? Maybe my candy thermometer is out of date :)
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Adrienne

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