Start your timer for 6 minutes! (It takes exactly 6 minutes from start to finish on my stove for the caramel to reach 350 degrees.) As the sugar cooks, it will melt down and turn into a syrup.

Chocolate may be the go-to sweet for Valentine's Day, but it's time to show caramel a little love.

64 caramels. Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) ... Line an 8-inch square metal baking pan with foil, extending the foil over the sides of the pan. Thoroughly coat the foil with the canola oil.

These caramels can be purchased online at Trappistine.com. But any caramels can be used in the recipe. ... about 1 cup, of the custard into a buttered 13-by-9-inch baking pan, ...

No matter how you pronounce it, caramels are a delicious candy. Instead of breaking out the pan, you can whip up a batch of soft, chewy caramels in your microwave with minimal cook time.

Prepare pan: line a 9×13 jelly pan with parchment paper (not wax paper, this will melt) and coat the parchment paper with softened butter to ensure the caramels will easily release once cooled.

1. For the caramels, grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Heat the milk, cream and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until the butter melts.