Gen.ez Easy Recipe - Making Homemade Caramel

It's the perfect season for the Apple Orchard, and what better to go with a juicy apple then some Homemade caramel!  It's a very simple process and recipe with the best part being that the ingredients are super cheap and you probably have access to them right now.

What you will need 

- deep shiny pot (deep to prevent splash burns, shiny to see impurities)

- Wisk

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup sugar

- 1/4 cup water

- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter

1st step:

Pour the 3/4 cup sugar into the pot to make an even layer

Pour the 1/4 cup water into the pot

Wisk until all sugar is equally distributed and there are no dry areas

2nd step:

Turn the stove to medium-low heat

Dissolve the sugar into the water, the liquid should be clear and will start boiling

This step can take 5-10mins while stirring occasionally

3rd step:

You need to pay attention while stirring often during this step

Cook the sugar-water by turning up the heat to medium

The color change from clear to brown happens quickly and it’s very easy to burn the sugar if overcooked.

Once the liquid starts to get an amber color, and the bubbles have a film like appearance to them, remove from the heat

Put the 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter into the brown liquid and stir vigorously. 

- Optional - add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to give it a vanilla flavor

You have caramel

Perfect for apples, especially Granny smith!

Total time to make:  30 - 40 minutes

Thank you for reading; I hope you try making your own homemade caramel someday soon