# Caramel Creams

Homemade Caramel Creams candy.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup sugar
- 0.5 cup light corn syrup
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 0.125 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 0.333 cup vegetable shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Combine sugar and light corn syrup in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
2. Mix until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to bubble.
3. Slowly stir in heavy cream.
4. Slowly add butter and mix until melted.
5. Add salt and mix.
6. Bring the mixture to a boil.
7. Add a candy thermometer and let the mixture reach 245 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Remove from heat and mix in vanilla.
9. Pour the caramel into a parchment-lined nine by nine inch pan and even it out.
10. Let the caramel set.
11. For the filling, combine vegetable shortening, light corn syrup, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a bowl.
12. Mix until creamy and smooth.
13. Spread the filling on top of the caramel, leaving about half an inch border around the edges.
14. Roll the caramel and filling up jelly-roll style, using the parchment paper to assist.
15. Chill the rolled candy in the fridge.
16. Take the chilled candy out and cut it into pieces.

## Equipment

- nine by nine inch pan
- parchment paper
- candy thermometer

## Tips

- Don't go all the way to the edges when spreading the filling.
- Use the parchment paper to help roll the candy.
- Don't worry about cream that comes out the sides when rolling; it's normal.
- It's okay if the final cuts aren't perfect; they're homemade.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16nLM6xEis/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d6bfa029-fc6a-4f8e-abf1-9afae00c0755
- Extracted: 2025-12-31

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