Today’s Scrumptious Sunday post comes from the Amazing Mama’s Girls. If you aren’t following them yet, you are missing out!
Enjoy this delish recipe!
For some this might seem a little bit “out of season”, but for me, caramel and apples never go out of season. I started making this caramel dip when I learned to make homemade caramels in the microwave (with only 5 ingredients). I am hooked on this recipe because it is so versatile. I use it for candy making, desserts, popcorn, on ice cream, on apples for snacks, you name it. I have even tried flavoring it. I love that in 10 minutes, you can have fresh caramel ready to go.
So here is. Drumroll please… the recipe for:
Homemade Microwave Caramel Dip {or topping}
- 5 T. Butter (sliced into 1 T. squares for quick even distribution)
- 1/2 c. White Sugar
- 1/2 c. Brown Sugar
- 1/2 c. Corn Syrup
- 1/2 c. Sweetened Condensed Milk
Instructions:
Place all ingredients into a microwave safe bowl, I use Pyrex. Note* It will get pretty bubbly so use as large of a bowl that will fit in your microwave and don’t double the recipe because it will bubble over. (Not that I know from experience or anything, right? :/ )
Microwave on high for 3-7 minutes. Stir every 45-60 seconds. I say 3-7 because depending on how you want to use this caramel, the consistency that you want may change. 3 Minutes will give you a good drizzle, while a full 7 minutes is a perfect, wrap and- bite into- caramel.
You don’t have to be a caramel expert to figure out the consistency and time, you can just spoon some into an ice bath, causing a rapid cooling effect, and test what the caramel will feel like once you have cooled the batch.
If you have gone a little too long, and it got more firm that you wanted it to be, just add a little cream and warm it until you are able to stir it in. That will make it thinner, and pourable even.
I hope you try this at home. Enjoy your Scrumptious Sunday.
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