Tiny Food: Let's Make The Sweetest Homemade Microwave Caramels!

Valentine’s Day cuteness is here and I couldn’t be more excited to cook everything heart-shaped, to DIY many sweet projects and to entertain my friends at home celebrating love.

If you are a fan of caramel, this recipe will be your favourite one moving forward! Making caramels at home is super simple and it only takes 6 minutes to microwave (yes, microwave!) and just a few ingredients.

Scroll down to follow this easy recipe and share with your besties these sweet caramels, deal?

Happy V-day!

Ingredients to make homemade caramels

This incredibly tasty and easy recipe was created by our Redpath friends is super simple to prep and you’ll only need a microwave and a few ingredients.

½ cup (100 g) Redpath® Granulated Sugar
½ cup (108 g) Redpath® Dark Brown Sugar, packed
¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup (120 ml) golden corn syrup (or any type of corn syrup can be used)
½ cup (120 ml) sweetened condensed milk
½ tsp (3 g) salt
flaky sea salt to sprinkle on top (optional)

How to make caramels, step-by-step

1- Lightly grease a 8″ x 8” and line with foil or parchment paper

2- In a medium-sized microwaveable bowl, stir together all ingredients to combine

3-Cook in microwave six minutes on high, stopping to stir after every two minutes. After six minutes, check the temperature with a candy thermometer, and if it’s below 245°F (118°C) continue cooking in thirty second intervals until 245°F (118°C) is reached. If no thermometer is available a teaspoon of caramel can be dropped into a glass of cold water and should form a soft, pliable ball.