How to make caramel

[saltemann]

gross



[Carter92959]

I love decorative fonts more than most people but being able to actually read the words is far more important than looking cool. Just use helvetica so people can read it.

[kctwistie2]

what does the first bit say?

[anuttama]

@kctwistie2 It says: if you are using unhomogenized milk, the cream is on the top.of the milk. Sorry if it wasn't clear: it was one of my first efforts at making videos.

[MrsRight1010]

dang, people always gotta mess sumthin up by putty nuts in it

[mrbusan]

@MrsRight1010 And they put them in food too. 

[elisaisabel]

Try search for DULCE DE LECHE recepie, 'cause that's the real name for that sweetnes delicious cream.

[1beachygurl]

wOw! this is great...thnks for sharing! You and I share the same stance on GMO foods...I slowly started by making better choices for me and my family, and it started growing to doing personal research and educated choices-and boy! the things I discovered!...Thank God! On a different note, LOVE your description it made me chuckle-"cowsitting" soooo Love that! :)

[108lozza]

i make caramel by beating butter and brown sugar together. i guess this way is best. :D

[gunz332]

thank you so much could you make a video of.

making caramell apples <3

[KittyTandino]

I tried this with whole milk.. it came out like fudge... but still yummie! Thank you for the great video.

[Holdenismydog]

I made this with brown sugar and it turned out welll (-=

[Lilbluerocket]

probably tastes like shiet. leave the caramel making to the man. companies. why else do you think they're still in business , and you barely touch the surface.

[mustamissdher]

well it looks like a lot of work but absolutely delicious

[samrudi]

i made this and it boiled over and cooked on this stove because i looked away for a second to watch this video to see the next step (and i had it on high), right now i am refrigerating it i will post another comment when it is done.

[bin1127]

i was tapping my fingers along with the music. and it looks delicious.

[elysium2010au]

cant wait to try this, I havent seen caramel made like this before. I think this might be how my nan used to make it (so it sets and can be cut into little sqaures)

one question, What does the corn syrup do? Does the recipe work without it? (I dont have any and I want my caramel tonight! lol)

[anuttama]

@elysium2010au I don't use corn syrup any more because it is almost guaranteed to be made from genetically modified corn. It works fine without it. Good luck!

[Slipknot808]

@anuttama Genetically modified to be more delicious!

[jcruz04]

@anuttama can this be reheated back into sauce?

[anuttama]

@jcruz04 No, it would probably be too thick for a sauce. If you want it pourable,, just don't cook it as long. If you want it hard, like hard candy, cook it until it is darker and it will harden up as it cools.

[infoantoraja]

How long we can store it at the room temperature?

[anuttama]

@infoantoraja Good question. I store mine in the fridge, but I'd expect it to do fine at room temperature because the sugar will act as a preservative and there is very little moisture to support bacteria. The only concern would be that it might mold eventually if it was exposed to air. That's probably why caramel is usually wrapped tightly in plastic.

[sparriskrigaren]

@elysium2010au The corn syrup is added to prevent the caramel from crystallizing once it sets.

[Kasseem890]

your carmel looks like a monster spawning

[Macocio]

What's the splendid music?

Nice video :D

[anuttama]

@Macocio I got it from youtube. It is Vivaldi, I believe a mandolin concerto.

[Macocio]

@anuttama Kudos to you! :)

[zamanthalee]

Hey do you guys think I can use this caramel for covering apples???

[theM3s3ng3r]

Why the big deal over all the music? Thanks for the vid, though. Real helpful.

[broowser]

Awesome ! Goin to make this tomarrow !

[ilikepaaah]

Do you have to use unhomogenized cream off the milk, or can you just use normal cream?

[SuperHockeygoalie]

Music charlie brown: DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING SHROUDEUR! I THINK THE WAYYYYYYYYY YOU PLAY THE PIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAANOOOOOOOOOOOO IS nice!

[dokkenshellride]

it looks great however the music made me cry and the tears clouded my eyes so i missed the boil part lmao

[treyguy09]

@peanutsthyname when clicked this that was exactly what i was going to say

[larrysuziem]

Loved this video, just because it was so unusual. I decided to pull my wok out of hiding for last 20 years. The music was such a contrast to the nature to "caramels" that it felt like one was watching "Amadeus" again - just enjoying the genius of it all. Thank you!

[PicoPicoHammah]

You can just make caramel by boiling sugar. It turns out to be like a lollipop tho

[prettyinpunk666]

Neato :)

[Castalis011]

what that milk and cream pasteurized?

[TYPEArchANGEL]

what's with the funeral music?? lol

[alimomali2]

is it ok to use half and half?

[GaySingleMulatto]

A funeral dirge - death of the diet?

[TheVittleVlog]

I love it..great vid!!!

[Postie218]

The font in the video is too hard to read, and it would be nice to see one of the caramels cut with a knife. Looks good though.

[BIoodorange]

drool...

[thiraira]

@anuttama how to make sauce caramel ? i wanted to make sauce caramel for a caramel apple :)

[tux937534]

milk(animal grease) + sugar + peanuts(vegetable fat): that must be soooo bad for your health!

[RantzinmyPantz]

@tux937534 Wait, candy that's bad for you, call the Walter Cronkite I think we got our next headline...

[SilverTheHedgehogXL]

now i want a caramel filled chocolate bar :)

[AKQJ40]

yummmmm...mmm 

[violetta1485]

no one wants nuts in there caramel! its this just made from normal milk?

[NyulaRaeGlamour]

why is everyone making such a big deal over just music?, it's only music, maybe that's the music she wanted with her video, it's her video she can put whatever music she wants.

[Evange]

How do you keep the milk from curdling?

[anuttama]

@Evange Milk only curdles if you lower the ph. You can boil away forever as long as you don't add anything sour.

[mcraregreat234543]

@anuttama what happens if you add bicarbonate of soda?

[richterscale09]

@anuttama nice

[TheEmoTrinityXXX]

@anuttama or an acid

[nkachukwutheman]

@anuttama hey can u make it out of whole milk if u can tell me how plz

[KissHope]

Not sure which to thank you for the music or the caramel, both are my favorites.

[TribalKing917]

=9 I just drooled right now.

[bobdahlmusic]

Now, because of the music in this video, I will burst into tears every time I see a caramel. :-o

[bobdahlmusic]

The music is weird for this subject. It makes caramel out to seem like something to be feared or dreaded. What up?? Anyway, I'm sure the caramel is good.

[teddybear1829]

really was there any need for this music?

[ThatKidKnows]

So dramatic music haha

[cosmosthinker]

My cream turned into butter and melted. :(

[leakleakleak1]

Thank you for letting the music play even though you were done with your video. A+. Also, best caramel recipe I could find. Everyone else is just talking about water and sugar or butter and sugar... now this is terrific!

[athensrose13]

whats with moonlight sonata

[Himaggie]

yumm! whats the name of this song?

[cooknfan11]

@Himaggie Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. Very beautiful piece.

[Himaggie]

what is the name of this song?

[689433]

As far as I know this is not caramel... this is more of "dulce de leche"... at least this is the way we make it back home in Buenos Aires.

[3choBlast3r]

I love the moonlight senate .. lol let the people talk, lol I love this music

[sika241124]

I have gained weight just by watching this video O.o

[BARNABASVOLLEYBALL]

Ooooo now I want caramel and what's up with the music and do u have to put corn syrup???!!!...:p

[anuttama]

@BARNABASVOLLEYBALL No! Don't use corn syrup: it's GMO nowadays. It comes out fine without it, too. I made this video before experimenting with leaving it out. The video originally had "Here Comes the Sun", but that got removed by youtube, so I just picked a tune I like from what youtube had available. Yes, it is a little too serious for this recipe, but who cares?

[AdIgnorantiam]

@anuttama There is absolutely nothing wrong with GMO corn syrup, or GMO food in generally. We've been genetically modifying our food through selective breeding for centuries. Modern technology just streamlines that process.

[anuttama]

@AdIgnorantiam The same people who tell you that there is nothing wrong with GMO also said that the air in New York was safe after 911 and said that DDT is great. GMO is nothing like selective breeding where similar plants are hybridized. No, GMO uses viruses and e-coli to insert genetic information from non-related plants to create a chimera. It is a bad idea and causes autoimmune diseases in people.

[AdIgnorantiam]

@anuttama There is absolutely no evidence that GMO causes any harmful health effects.

[karmacomacure]

@AdIgnorantiam some people just don't want to support such a fucked up thing as GMO. just because it has no ill health effects that they've SO FAR found DOESNT MEAN THAT IT ISNT HORRIBLE FOR OUR PLANET. it's becoming impossible to grow any large organic crops around here because they're all being contaminated with GMOs! it's beyond retarded that people do these things to make money, thinking it'll never cause any harm. and it's also retarded to listen when they say there's nothing wrong with it.

[AdIgnorantiam]

@karmacomacure I am open to the possibility that genetically modified food can be harmful. And scientists are too. But the thing is, we prefer to go by what the evidence shows... not a personal hatred toward modern science and technology, which ultimately is what your opposition comes down to. Scientists have a good enough understanding of genetics to analyze potential concerns. We have an overpopulation crisis looming. The science of genetic modification may give us a solution.

[MandyFilet]

What's up with the Beethoven background music? Seriously, it's just caramel...

[wwaaalo1]

I love this!! The music and the information and the way it's not even burning when it looks like it could!! Just Fantastic! Thank you!!

[Aussiegirl265]

Truman Show music hhaaha

[stiggyh]

@peanutsthyname well i guess in the microcosm of caramelmaking its a tight rope to walk cuz it could burn but luckily in this case it came out fine :)

[pokemonfreak28]

The music is ver relaxing.... and hypnotic. I was lost in the video

[RainbowsNLollipops]

Whats the music used here?

[chocaholic269]

caramel is easy, I just make it with butter, dark brown sugar and condenced milk lol the recipe is on the back of the tin o.O

[giantfish2391987]

hi, i'd like to know how much milk did u use and how many pieces of caramel at the end u showing can u get from that? (I hope not just those 3 pieces)

[JBLotteJBfan12]

are thise gyes kidding and that music

[kimchi4fun]

this scared the crap out of me D:

[Gangurogal]

Also there's a growing amount of Americans with current food allergies to various different chemicals that are being put into the country's food. Stating that orchestra music should be played during a food preparation is fine, but stating that the music is being played because of how grand the achievement is, makes it a completely false statement.

[Gangurogal]

Actually in America there is a lot of people with small farms depending on the region that you travel. It's honestly just like any country some areas make all their food while others have to eat process due to living conditions of the area they live.

[laptopgangster13]

this music wants me slit my wrist.

[ERASER1091988]

wooh wooh are you alive? i hope you didn't slit you wrist that'd be emo

[drago4971]

this video is stupid and sucks so badly not even good captions to explain what youre doing

[Zaidmolina]

the captions suck .. to blurry and the video quality is too low

[katieandtinaleung]

what song is this, its sounds like something from beethoven or mozart?

[ducttapekat]

'Moonlight Sonata' by Beethoven.

on a seperate note, really like the how to video. wish I could find some dairy cows near here and cook with the raw milk!

[physcovideos]

I dunno, but my dad can play it on piano lol

[bustanutNUI]

who doesnt like vanilla, thought adding the nuts was a little different. you are making caramel. try melting sugar on low heat, remove from heat and add 35% cream = butterscotch mmmmm

[Faygo069]

Looked good, but maybe a little too much vanilla

[Doderhultarn89]

its a big deal to make caramel in us i see. with all the beethowen. sugarnation

[anuttama]

Actually in the USA it is a big deal to actually cook, what to speak of milk a cow in order to make a prep. This prep can also be made to Mozart, but not to rap of any kind.

[usmcwifey713]

@anuttama Perfect answer! Made me giggle.

[tineeeable]

@anuttama So is it true? You guys really don`t cook?

[anuttama]

@tineeeable Alas, I've noticed when people buy food in the supermarket that most of the food is pre-prepared. Very few people cook meals from raw ingredients.

[tineeeable]

@anuttama Oh,that seems kind of special, thanks for this interesting bit of information!

But also so sad and kind of boring. I love cooking, with my family, for special occasions or when I`m having a girls night with my friends, we cook, eat and watch movies =)

[Gangurogal]

This caramel looks delicious, but do you not use a whole cup of corn syrup or butter? could you maybe write the recipe on your description, this caramel seems a lot less complicated than the usual ones. I would love to give it a try! it looks really milky!

[anuttama]

Lately most corn is GMO, so it should be avoided, including using corn syrup. The cream used is equivalent to butter, so you certainly aren't saving calories or fat doing it this way. Thank you for the suggestion for a recipe. I just hate to write one until I've fully tested it. The way I cook is by feel, so it is difficult to get it right using exact measurements. But next time I make caramel (burfi), I'll measure and post the recipe, if it is good.

[Gangurogal]

@anuttama Thank you very much, I appreciate it, I know it doesn't save calories but as a treat or holiday treat it looks wonderful!

[3226600]

And if you want to see how its made in a caramel corn store, in a copper kettle by hand the old fashion way. And see how much people love it. Its Carmel corn cottage.... on u tube!

We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give

[madslasher666]

Can't I just use regular milk instead of cream? I could get that creamy stuff from my granny, but she lives too far away.

[kneebly]

@madslasher666 they have whipping cream at most grocery store. you can use that.

[musicalmiller]

but its CARAMEL!!!

[sunnyboy1314]

I heard all you need to do is put sugar is a pan and stir till its well.. caramel.

[anuttama]

Yes, but you won't get the super creamy caramel that you get from using cream and sugar. Also a little salt and vanilla enhance the flavor even further. I don't use corn syrup any more because almost all of the corn in the usa is gmo, something that I avoid.

[jessep12345]

hey um how much cream do you use

[jolan120]

wow

[gummybear654]

i just used condensed milk sugar and i got really good caramel

[madslasher666]

Give me the recipe please :3

[mailman458]

The instructions say 1/2 cup sugar per quart of cream, pinch of salt, nuts to taste, squirt of corn syrup and a bit of vanilla.

[Diffrentjamsith]

music

[warmsleyn]

This is just what I was looking for! I am going to stop before it sets and use it on some popcorn!

yum and thanks!

[bravinha]

You made doce de leite, not creme caramel.

[MrMikeR26]

glop

[tattooedmustang]

looks delicious

[GuidaOnline]

The cowsitting idea sounds fun!

[trucbanana789]

you know

my comment is not about the vid but

COW SITTING?

are you a farm girl or something?

[anuttama]

Although I do live in the country and have facilities for keeping a cow, it is still unusual to keep a milk cow in the USA. I don't know why it is so unusual: it only takes about 15 minutes to milk the cow and I have lots of back up help from the neighborhood girls. In fact they look forward to being able to milk the cow. So why doesn't every neighborhood have dairy cows? It would be so much more efficient and healthy than the mega-dairies that supply the grocery stores.

[GuitareStew]

so you start off with the cream from unhomogenised milk, is that the same as regular store bought cream? what kind of cream would I need?

Thanks :)

[anuttama]

You can use store bought cream. The richer the cream, the richer the final product.  You can use anything from half and half to heavy whipping cream.

[AshTheFallenAngel]

i can only imagine what that smells like :P

[LaYourMaster]

salivating.

[oc4rin4]

best video (for carmel making) on youtube!

[red2138]

wow what a great idea i think im going to make some now i have a lot of cream and want some caramel.thanks!

[KARStarla]

May I ask if adding nuts is nessesary to make caramel? The reason I ask is my husband does like nuts. Can it be done without them?

[CDean87]

You don't need nuts to make caramel. This was just to improve flavour.

[anuttama]

Sometimes I take this caramel to a potluck and make some without nuts. There are so many people who are seriously allergic to nuts. In India, it is usually made without nuts.

[TheLollipop125]

i like the part 1:26 because what if it got stuck that would be very funny and he would be like "eh! eh !eh! eh! it's stuck!

[anuttama]

I no longer use non-stick Teflon pans. Common sense would dictate that they are not healthy to eat from if over-heating them can kill birds. Now I just cook it in a heavy-bottomed stainless sauce pan and haven't had any problems with sticking.

[xXSmoothxCriminalXx]

i love how you move the spatula in time with the song XD

[anuttama]

I didn't do that on purpose, it just came out that way.

[xXSmoothxCriminalXx]

its still pretty cool though :D nice video by the way :D

[princesspetch98]

I love this song. It's so comforting.

[ShinobiXSkull]

Ok...Sorry about that. No offence but this tasted really great!

[eyezpopmusic]

this turns me on

[ShinobiXSkull]

To sanjuro772000, your method is not really caramel. That is actually Dulce De Leche.. Caramel is not made like that.

[RedRaider8493]

well this caramel is used for flan which is so delicious

and dulce de leche is great for all spanish desserts caramel is caramel

[anuttama]

Actually when I make this recipe I call it "burfi". It is a traditional sweet made in India. However if I titled the video "How to make burfi", it wouldn't make sense to too many people.

[deathsentence199]

last time i trryed to do caramel i got some black stuff ..... still taysti :D

[sanjuro772000]

MUCH easier method. Take a can (several if you want more) of sweetened condensed milk. Remove the label(s). Place in a pressure cooker. Add water to 1/2 over the can. Set pressure to 15 lbs. Turn heat to medium. When it starts to release steam (at pressure) set timer for 20 minutes if you want caramel dip, 40 minutes if you want caramel. Place can in cold water before opening! For dip, stir. Open both ends of solid caramel. Use one lid to push caramel through. Cut. Enjoy!

[mcleodkent]

you lost me at the nutz. Otherwise good job.

[lilladyzproductionz]

hwo would you make hard caramel, like werthers?!

[quillaja]

i think that, basically, you just cook it longer to make it harder. i made some caramel like this, and it turned out pretty hard (but tasted fine).

[quillaja]

come to think of it, my hard caramel was a lot like werthers candy

[respectbluder]

just suger melted to a light brown and leve it to cool and it will harden

[anuttama]

But that isn't as tasty as browned cream and sugar.

[gijzzzdude]

Nice video. Why are you actually adding salt at the end of the video? Is that just for the taste, or does it have a chemical purpose?

Btw: lots of people I know cook caramel with only water and sugar. Lots harder to make, but maybe anyone here wants to try. It's 20 mL water per 100g sugar, if I'm correct. Watch out for not getting the pre-caramel burnt: place a somewhat larger pan with cold water next to your pan to quickly cool it.

[anuttama]

The salt is just for taste. If you make caramel out of just sugar and water it isn't nearly as tasty. You can actually just heat the sugar without adding any water. The sugar will melt suddenly when it is hot enough. If you get it too hot it will be very hard--a hard candy--when it cools. If you add the water to the sugar, the mixture cannot go above 100º C until all the water is boiled off.

[gijzzzdude]

ok thx, will try

[lovedaleafs]

how do you keep from picking up the stickys on the bottom of the pan when you stir it?

[anuttama]

If you use cream, it doesn't stick. When I made this video, I used a non-stick pan for the final browning of the cream/sugar mixture, but have since nixed the teflon. Now I just use a stainless steel, thick bottomed pan and it doesn't stick. If you use milk instead of cream it will be much more likely to stick. If you do get sticking, remove it from the heat for about 60 seconds and the sticky will be more easily removed by scraping with a spatula on the bottom of the mixture. Good luck!

[MarkkPS3]

if i had ice cream could i mix the caramel in with it?

or would it go all hard

[fhodngodfn]

ok what about just: sugar and milk? how would that taste?

[anuttama]

It might be hard to keep it from sticking to the pan, particularly when it gets cooked down a bit. And it wouldn't have the rich flavor that comes from cream. But it would be worth trying if you don't mind risking burning it. I no longer use teflon pans, so I wouldn't try it myself, however let me know how it comes out if you try it.

[fhodngodfn]

Yeah it didn't go so well, but maybe that's just because I burnt it. It turned black, and when I scraped some off the pan, it just tasted burnt.

And yes it did stick to the pan, but the dishwasher got it off :)

Shame. Caramel's awesome.

[stevespielberg]

I tried making some caramel and I spilt it on my hand while hot. Hurt like hell.

[xXSmoothxCriminalXx]

what if you cant find any unhomogenized milk?

[anuttama]

You can use half and half or regular cream.

[dumb162738]

it takes really long=(

[Toophless1]

Why do people feel the need to use music instead of voice narration?

[uselessscrewup]

they are shy >.>