How to make caramel at home: a recipe with a photo

General principles of preparation

Preparation of homemade caramel and candycandy from sugar is based on general rules, although as a result you can get completely different options for sweets. The main principle of caramel preparation at home is the refusal to use harmful substances:

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  artificial flavors;


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  chemical thickeners;


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  synthetic dyes.

To cook at home such candy candies or soft caramel, which, incidentally, is suitable for cakes and other desserts, it is enough to use ordinary sugar, water and lemon juice.

There are several options for making caramel. All of them are quite original and simple. Culinary experts also know some secrets of cooking this sweetness based on sugar.

One should remember the most important rule: sweets are prepared very quickly. That's why you should not be distracted. Otherwise, everything will burn. Also it is necessary to prepare in advance the forms in which it is planned to pour the sweet, viscous mass. They should be greased with vegetable oil without a pronounced odor. This trick can easily remove candy.

If during the preparation of caramel in the homeconditions for some dishes or the surface got burnt sugar, such items should be soaked in water as soon as possible. Otherwise, the mass will get stuck and cope with it will be very troublesome.

There is another secret to cooking homemade caramel. To make not just sweets from sugar, but the original dessert, it is worth using:

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  nuts;


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  confectionery powder;


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  coconut shavings;


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  pieces of dried fruits;


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  slices of berries and fruits.

The photo shows different versions of this dessert. Choose the one that is more to your liking!

Recipes for caramel

There are several recipes for preparing molasses from sugar at home. On its basis, make sweet caramel. The photo below shows some options for making this sweets.

Recipe 1: classic homemade caramel

A classic recipe for homemade caramel is enoughis simple. It does not require adherence to complex and multistage technology. To prepare sweets, expensive and rare ingredients are not needed. But the result is sure to please! Tough delicious caramel is perfect for tea, coffee and toast. Having decided to use this recipe, it is necessary to prepare the "right" dishes in advance. The pan in which sugar will be melted should be with a thick bottom and walls. This will allow the sugar to warm up evenly. Otherwise, treacle can turn out to be burned. As a result, all caramel will turn out to be a bitter taste.

Another principle of caramel cookinga classic recipe - the correct heating of sugar. This should be done on a medium heat. The mass will have to be stirred constantly, so that at the edges during melting the sweetness does not burn and does not boil.

To make this caramel with a creamy taste, you need to take the following set of ingredients:

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  milk - 300 ml;


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  sugar - 450 g;


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  butter - 45 g.

Oil is a very important component, and if desired, you can replace milk with cream.

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   So, how to make caramel at home? First, you need to pour the necessary amount of sugar in a thick-walled pan. The dishes are put on the stove. Heating should be small.


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   When the edges of molasses melts and a littledarken, it is necessary to prevent weight. In some cases, the composition is lost in lumps. In this there is nothing to worry about! These formulations will completely disperse completely during the cooking process.


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   In a separate pan it is necessary to pour the indicatedthe amount of milk or cream. This dish is also put on the fire. But only when the sugar completely turns into molasses, the sugar syrup pours into barely warm milk or cream. The mass is stirred and brought to a boil. The mixture should be homogeneous. Caramel will become a whole piece, but do not be afraid of it. When the milk is heated, it will melt.

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   To the caramel is added butter. Everything is mixed well. Do this with the utmost care. After all, with the addition of butter on the surface of the mass, a lot of foam appears.


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   It remains only to boil the sweetness to the desired consistency.

That's all! Homemade caramel with added oil is ready! Step-by-step photos above will help to avoid mistakes while cooking this sweet dessert.

Recipe 2: Caramel on a stick

Caramel on a stick is a traditional treat,which just a few years ago was extremely popular. This sweetness is loved by both children and adults. Previously, these candy candies were prepared in the form of bettas, bunnies, stars and other figures. But you can make a round shape caramel. To make such candy candies you do not need to buy expensive ingredients, and the process of cooking sweets is simple and fast. If desired, you can dilute the taste of delicacies with freshly squeezed fruit juice.

It should be borne in mind that the process of preparing suchcandy from caramel on a stick is quite simple. But there are some nuances. This recipe requires constant monitoring and attention. So you definitely will not be able to cook this caramel and do other things at the same time.

For the preparation of the house of these sweets it is necessary to use such components:

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  water 100 ml;


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  granulated sugar - 250 g;


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  citric acid - 1 pinch;


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  food coloring (optional) - 1 sachet.

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   To make caramel on a stick, you need to prepare all the ingredients. It is especially important to take even and thin sticks (skewers).


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   The process of cooking home candy on a stickis quite simple. It is necessary to mix water and sugar. The mixture is brought to a boil. The temperature should be high. Boil the composition must be so that turned out to be a com. How to understand that everything is normal? It is enough to put one drop of sweetness into cold water. If caramel curled in water in a soft ball, then everything is normal.


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   If desired, at this time in the mass can put food color or fruit juice.


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   When caramel will harden in cold water,you need to put in the mass of citric acid. Components for future candies are thoroughly mixed, after which the mass can be removed from the plate, after switching off the fire. Now we need to take parchment. The paper is lubricated with oil. Caramel is thinly poured onto it with a spoon.


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   The mass should cool slightly, after which a stick is carefully inserted into each workpiece. It should be rotated in a circle. Then she quickly enters caramel.


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   Lollipops must be completely cooled in natural conditions.

Recipe 3: delicious soft caramel

Soft tasty caramel is an excellent dessert forall family. His preparation can be somewhat troublesome, but the taste of ready-made delicacy is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent. Ready soft caramel can be used as stuffing for rolls and cakes.

To prepare this caramel, you need to take the following set of components:

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  milk - 100 g;


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  vanillin - 1 g;


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  sugar - 200 g;


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  salt - 1 pinch;


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  butter - 50 g.

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   Sugar should be put in a pan with a thick bottom. The product is placed on an average fire. The mass is mixed. Capacity can be shaken a little. This will allow the mass to warm up evenly. It is necessary to completely dissolve the composition.


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   The dishes are removed from the cooker. Stir the composition evenly, without haste. Slightly warmed milk is poured into the room.


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   Capacity returns to the fire. However, it is important to simply warm up the composition, but do not allow it to boil. Otherwise, the milk will curdle. Vanilla and salt are added here. It is still mixed.


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   Caramel is removed from the plate. It is injected with oil, after which the mixture must be mixed until uniform.


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   It should be taken into account that the optimal ratio forobtaining liquid caramel, which is obtained by the consistency of a similar paste and is perfect for smearing cakes on the cake, is a combination of sugar and milk 1: 1. If you take more sugar, then the mass will be too dense and thick.


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   Ready liquid caramel should be poured into the jar right after cooking. Later it will be difficult to do this.

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