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Homemade Caramel Dip

Homemade Caramel Dip
Homemade Caramel Dip
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A creamy sweet caramel for dipping apples or drizzling over ice cream or other desserts

3-4 cups

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar (we like dark brown sugar best!)
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. In a 2-quart saucepan, melt butter on low heat.

2. Add brown sugar, corn syrup, and milk, stirring to combine. Increase heat to medium (or perhaps just below medium).

3. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil.* Use a spoon that won't melt -- the caramel gets pretty hot!

4. Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and cinnamon.

5. Serve warm or cold with apple slices, or drizzle over ice cream.

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*For a thinner caramel dip, cook and stir mixture just until the sugar is completely dissolved, and then remove from heat. You'll need to taste it to see whether it is completely dissolved -- it takes longer than you'd expect! :)

2 minutes
about 20 minutes

I love caramel. This homemade caramel sauce is delicious!! It's easy to make, and tastes wonderful. If you like caramel, you'll love this! My rating: 10/10


Average vote based on 6 reviews.
10
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10
out of 10
So easy!
I had no idea making caramel at home was so simple! I expected having to use a candy thermometer, but there was no need. It was so yummy,too. I could have eaten the whole bowl, minus the apples! :-D I love the flavor the butter adds and the dark brown sugar is so flavorful. Edited to add: I made this again, but was out of corn syrup. I substituted maple syrup and it turned out great! I think I'll make it this way from now on. :-)

by simplbrandy on Wed, 2008-04-23 05:07
10
out of 10
Love it!
I tried this recipe and loved it! I had to do some alterations though. I did not have any corn syrup on hand so I used HONEY which worked great. And you were right it did take quite some time for the sugar to dissovle so my tip, be patient. Mine was pretty thick so I just added some milk to thin it out. Worked great.

by Katie Purser on Sat, 2008-03-22 22:29
10
out of 10
not saucy

Tammy, our caramel dip is very, very thick. I warmed a few tablespoons to pour over ice cream, and as soon as it hit the ice cream it was chewy again. Is this how it is supposed to be? Don't get me wrong, the flavor is great.

Note from Tammy -- the longer you cook (boil) the caramel, the thicker it will be. I didn't try putting any on ice cream, but ours was pretty thick/chewy when it was refrigerated. If you want a thinner caramel, try reducing the boiling time. :)


by tesslouise on Mon, 2008-03-03 23:55
10
out of 10
Excellent!
So simple, so good!

by Marissa on Sun, 2007-12-30 08:06
10
out of 10
Great Dip
I have made this a couple of times in the past week. The whole family loves it! I plan to make it again for a couple of upcoming holiday events.

by Jenny on Sun, 2007-12-16 21:48
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