Homemade Christmas Caramels
This yummy recipe for homemade caramel candies is a perfect Christmas treat! It has been passed down for generations in my family.
Hey y’all, Tiffany here with a recipe for homemade Christmas caramels that is from my great-grandmother and is perfect for Christmas!
I grew up with this recipe as a family tradition. My mother got it from her mother-in law (my grandmother, who gave me this pancake recipe and this canned apple pie filling recipe), who got it from her mother-in-law (my great-grandmother).
This recipe is from a group of Christmas dessert recipes that was passed down over the generations: divinity candy, caramel pecan turtles, fudge, and seven layer bars. All together, these are a great group of Christmas treats to pass out for caroling and go perfectly with The World’s Creamiest, Most Delicious Hot Chocolate (in a Slow Cooker!)

Homemade Christmas Caramels
- 2 cups sugar
- 1cup dark Karo syrup (I used light last time and it worked fine)
- 1 cube (1/2 cup) butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1pint whipping cream
- 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
Combine sugar, syrup, and 1 cup cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add 1 cup cream slowly. Cook to a hard ball stage, still stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add nuts and vanilla. Pour in a 9×13 pan and mark in pieces while still a little warm. It’s a perfect homemade Christmas treat!
*Note: the vanilla must be added after it’s done cooking or it cooks out.
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Homemade Christmas Caramels
This yummy recipe for homemade caramel candies is a perfect Christmas treat! It has been passed down for generations in my family.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup dark Karo syrup (I used light last time and it worked fine)
- 1 cube butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 pint whipping cream
- 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Combine sugar, syrup, and 1 cup cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Add 1 cup cream slowly.
- Cook to a hard ball stage, still stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Add nuts and vanilla.
- Pour in a 9×13 pan and mark in pieces while still a little warm.
This recipe sounds like the caramel I like. Is the cube of butter a cup and is cream in the first step butter & not cream? Thanks
A cube of butter is 1/2 cup
It is whipping cream, not milk.