Editing Caramel (section)

==Candy==
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[[File:Caramels.jpg|thumb|right|Milk caramel manufactured as square candies, either for eating or for melting down]]
[[File:Omar-kaare ja klontti web.jpg|thumb|right|[[Omar (candy)|Omar]] caramel candies]]
Caramel candy, or "caramels", and sometimes called "[[toffee]]" (though this also refers to other types of candy), is a soft, dense, chewy candy made by boiling a mixture of milk or cream, sugar(s), [[corn syrup|glucose]], butter, and vanilla (or vanilla flavoring). The sugar and glucose are combined and heated to reach {{convert|130|C|-1}}; the cream and butter are then added which cools the mixture.  The mixture is then stirred and reheated until it reaches {{convert|120|C|-1}}.  Upon completion of cooking, vanilla or any additional flavorings and salt are added.  Adding the vanilla or flavorings earlier would result in them burning off at the high temperatures.  Adding salt earlier in the process would result in [[Inverted sugar syrup|inverting the sugars]] as they cooked.

Alternatively, all ingredients may be cooked together.  In this procedure, the mixture is not heated above the [[firm ball]] stage ({{convert|120|C|-1|disp=sqbr}}), so that caramelization of the milk occurs. This temperature is not high enough to caramelize sugar and this type of candy is often called '''milk caramel''' or '''cream caramel'''. Even though caramel candy is sometimes called "toffee" and is also compared with butterscotch, there is a difference. While toffee and butterscotch are more closely related than caramel, they do have most of the same ingredients. However, toffee and butterscotch use molasses or brown sugar while caramel uses white sugar. They are also cooked at different temperatures and they each have their own cooking techniques that make them unique in taste and shape.<ref name="Moncel">{{cite web |last1=Moncel |first1=Bethany |title=How Caramel Is Made and Used |url=https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-caramel-1328641 |website=The Spruce Eats |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>