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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Homemade Caramel Recipe

Making caramel is as easy as ABC.
Its really easy to make by mixing everything together.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of corn syrup
1/4 cup of melted butter
1/2 cup of condensed milk
1/2 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
Pint of salt

Steps:

Mix everything together and microwave it for 6 minutes, take it out every two minutes and stir it as the mixture form two layers, we don't want it to happen as the final product.



Kindly remind that you must use a very big bowl for this, I used a medium bowl which the mixture cover half of the bowl, ended up, the caramel explode! Caramel burst out from the bowl and stick all over my microwave.
A lot of works to be done to clean the microwave.

As my bowl is too small, I try another method, which is the traditional one. Warm the pan and put some butter then pour the mixture into it, it will slowly turns into golden brown caramel after few minutes.

If you use pan like me, after take out the caramel, no need to wash it immediately, just soak it with water and one hour later the crystallized sugar will dissolve in water and you can wash it away easily. 

Conclusion: Caramel is all about sugar, its really sweet and increases the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, if can, avoid the use of caramel, sometime you can replace it by using honey which is more natural and healthier! 



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