These are one of our favorite candies, to make & eat! They are ooey & gooey just like you want caramels to be!

Ingredients:

• 1 c. sugar
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. light corn syrup
• 1 c. heavy cream
• 1 stick (1/4 c.) cold butter, cut into cubes
• 1/2 tsp. salt, or to taste
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract, or pure vanilla extract
• Non-stick spray
• Flakey sea salt (optional topping)

Directions:

1. Add the sugar, brown sugar & light corn syrup to a saucepan. Heat it up to a medium-high heat & bring it to a bubbling stage. Stir often to melt the sugars & to keep the ingredients from burning.
2. When it begins to bubble, pour in the heavy cream & stir (or whisk) vigorously until it is well combined.
3. Slowly add in the cubed butter, one cube at a time, while stirring until it is all melted.
4. Add in the salt (to taste) & stir everything together. Then bring it to a boil.
5. Using a candy thermometer, let the mixture come up to 245°F. It may take up to 15 minutes to get up to temp.
6. Once it reaches 245°F turn the stove off & remove the saucepan from the heat. Then mix in the vanilla extract, or pure vanilla extract & stir everything together again.
7. Line an 8×10 baking sheet with parchment paper & spray with a non-stick spray. Then wipe the non-stick spray, from the baking sheet, with a paper towel (this is to keep the candy from being too greasy).
8. Then pour the contents of the saucepan onto the baking sheet, spreading it out evenly. Give the pan a tap, or two, to release the air bubbles.
9. Add some flakey sea salt to the top of the Caramel Candy, if desired.
10. Remove the parchment paper, with the Caramel Candy, from the baking pan onto a flat surface.
11. Cut the Caramel Candy with a sharp knife, or a bench scraper, into bite-sized pieces.
12. Wrap them up into gifts, or separate them & refrigerate them!