Homemade soft caramel

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To prepare homemade caramel, prepare the necessary ingredients. I recommend using more fatty cream, from 33%. With such cream, the taste of the finished caramel will be very creamy and delicate.

2. Step 2:

   

   The first step is to melt the sugar. To do this, it is advisable to use dishes with a thick bottom. But I got used to doing it in a regular aluminum bucket. Sugar should be poured in a thin layer. Put it on the smallest fire and wait until it starts to melt. it is not necessary to interfere with it. At the first signs of melting sugar, just tilt the ladle in different directions so that the sugar itself mixes a little. So it will melt evenly.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour hot cream into the melted sugar. The mass will begin to hiss and foam. That's how it should be.

4. Step 4:

   

   Because of this, the caramel will become hard. Keep the whole mass on fire for another 10-15 minutes and constantly stir. Gradually, the caramel will dissolve in the cream.

6. Step 5:

   

   Strain the hot caramel through a strainer. This is necessary in order to remove those sugar crystals that may remain so that they do not crackle on the teeth and the mass becomes homogeneous.

7. Step 6:

   

   Immediately add the butter to the hot caramel and mix so that it completely melts.

8. Step 7:

   

   Mix the whole mass until the oil completely intervenes and the mass becomes homogeneous. Homemade caramel is ready!

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour it into a jar and use it for its intended purpose.When hot, the caramel is quite liquid. Put it in the refrigerator until it cools down completely. It will harden and become thick and viscous.