How long will carmel made from sweetened condensed milk be good for? I normally use it right away, but I have a cake coming up in a few weeks and won't have time to boil the can and then make the cake that day. Can I make some cans up ahead of time and just store them in the fridge 
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I put some in the fridge for about 3 weeks and then ate a good dose to see what effects it would have. It was fine. I did this on purpose because I am always needing it. I think on some of the cans there is a number you can call and ask questions too.
You can store caramels in the freezer. Just wrap them in wax paper in a zip lock bag then place that bag inside another. You can store them this way up to six months.
I actually make several cans at once and just store them in my pantry, I have had no problems and it is quite convenient! I LOVE that stuff!
The lady I had learned this from has been doing it for years. She said she does several cans at once and saves then until she needs them. You can just leave them in your panty, no need to put in the fridge if they aren't opened.
After a few months the may get some sugar cystals to form. If you have then you can just strain it and all is well. 
Ok....what is this can/caramel thing ?? Just when you thought you have read it all ................ 
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You take a can of sweetend condensed milk (take the label off) and put the whole can in a pan of boilling water. Boil it for about 3 -4 hours, the longer you boil the thicker it is. I boiled mine for a little over 3 1/2 hours and it turned out great, I only wish I did more cans at the same time. 
I t makes a great carmel filling or topping for your cake! Just remember to put some more water in the pot to recover the can with water due to evaporation. the can needs to stay covered with water when being boiled. Give it a shot! I love it!
Mkolmar, explained it very well. I usually set my timer for every hour so I can remember to check the water level. Just remember, DO NOT open the can until it is COMPLETELY cooled.
You can also search on the board, there are several posts about it right now.
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its THAT easy to make caramel!!???!?!??!
im pumped now cuz i LOVE caramel!
can this also work for candy apples? the caramel coated kind?
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Instead of having to boil the cans, Nestle has a new product that is already the caramel in the can. It is called Nestle La Lechera Dulce de Leche. My grocery store carries this product next to the sweetened condensed milk. Make sure it says "Dulce de Leche", otherwise it will be only the sweetened condesed milk. I love it... no more boiling cans for me!
OK, I just tried this 2 days ago.(or maybe it was yesterday?)Anyway, I boiled one for 3 hours and 1 for 4 hours......To me, it's kinda a weird taste.....I can still taste the "sweet condensed milk" flavor. Is this normal? It's good, but a lot milkier flavor than the "caramel" I'm used to....Like caramel icecream topping. Did I do something wrong, or is this the way it's supposed to taste? I'm kinda afraid that if I serve it to people, they will think the same way I do...."kinda tastes like caramel,....but not sure"
I recently also discovered the Nestle Dulce de Leche. It is wonderful! I bought several cans, as my family loves caramel.
I used a can recently as a frosting for a German chocolate cake, adding slivered blanched almonds and coconut. I had to thin it a little before adding the other ingredients, as it would have gotten too thick to spread. I like it better than the Betty Crocker coconut pecan frosting (which I adore the taste of - much better than DH).
It also pipes into cupcakes as a filling very nicely.
Theresa
sounds like you did it right to me, it doesn't have the carmel taste of those candy carmels in the wrappers but a slightly more milky taste. If you have ever done carmels from scratch most recipes have that milky taste to them. At first when I tried the carmel from the can I thought the same as you and my picky DH loved it, once used for the filling in the cake it tastes amazing (at least to me) and I will definatly use it again. Good luck.
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