Comments on: Homemade Caramel Recipe (Easy) https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:30:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jayne https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-12714 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:30:50 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-12714 In reply to Jodi.

It works perfectly. The recipe says to boil 3 minutes, not “to “soft ball stage”. You cooked the sugar 2 minutes too long.

]]> By: Karli https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-8187 Mon, 26 May 2025 21:25:43 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-8187 In reply to Mary Ann.

Go with softball stage! For me this is usually around 3 minutes, but that may differ slightly case by case.

]]> By: Karli https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-8186 Mon, 26 May 2025 21:25:16 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-8186 In reply to Brooke.

Hi Brooke, I’m sorry! I’m wondering if you added the vanilla a little too early (before it was truly in softball stage). Next time I would give the caramel a little bit longer before removing from the heat and adding the vanilla. Good luck!

]]> By: Brooke https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-4989 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:53:42 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-4989 3 stars
Taste is great, but this started to crystalize when I stirred in the vanilla. Didn’t think much of it cause it was small pieces. But by the time it had cooled it was completely grainy and I was never able to get it back to smooth.

]]> By: Mary Ann https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 15:23:56 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-4782 Hi, I have never made caramel because I’ve heard it’s tricky. I want to try, though. Your recipe sounds great…boil fir 3 minutes. I can do that! But in your post you talk of it being done according to soft ball stage/ temperature…which gets tricky again. So which should I go by – temperature or 3 minutes? Thanks for clarifying.

]]> By: Sarai https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-3938 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:33:34 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-3938 5 stars
This is a great caramel recipe that’s super easy to make! Taste amazing! Haven’t let it cool down yet. If you put pecans in it that would be amazing! Going to try it as an apple dip. Cross my fingers that it’s a hit!

]]> By: Jodi https://cookiesfordays.com/how-to-make-caramel/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:13:13 +0000 https://cookiesfordays.com/?p=84453#comment-3532 4 stars
Very, very tasty. And, it was simple to make, though to reach soft ball stage (on a thermometer) I had to boil it 5 full minutes, but no big deal. I let it cool in the pan, but then it was super hard so I had to warm it again to put it in a storage container. And, this is the only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars. Now it’s in a storage container, and is hard as a rock, which in no way is “creamy” as described in the title.
Probably this is user error (I’m not a big candy maker).
Still, when it was warm and we were dipping spoons into it – this was amazing. Really.

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