Today is National Caramel day
Caramel lovers celebrate their favorite treat on National Caramel Day each year. Celebrated on April 5th, this versatile treat adds delicious, and creamy flavor to desserts, pastries, and candies.
Caramels are made by adding milk and fat to a sugary syrup that has been heated and continuously stirred until it reaches a light brown color.
Bakers and pastry chefs use caramel to make a variety of desserts either as a featured ingredient, flavoring, or topping. It can be used as a syrup or as the glue holding together nuts and popcorn depending on the consistency of creation that your making.
Around the year 1850, someone discovered that adding milk and a fat product to the cooked sugar mixture resulted in a soft, chewy candy.
