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Caramel Sauce Recipe

Why buy caramel sauce in a jar when you can make your own so easily at home? I mean, homemade caramel sauce… ooooh my! 1 1/2 c. sugar 1/3 c. water 1 1/4 c. heavy cream (an extra 1/4 c. to serve at room temp) 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Directions 1. Mix the water [...]

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Caramel Fudge Bars

Caramel and chocolate .. two tasty sweets just made to go together! Here’s a yummmmy recipe for at home snacking (a.k.a. dessert, right?), or to take to a gathering. Either way, it’s a hit! 1 package (approx. 48) caramels 2/3 c. evaporated milk, divided 1 package dry German chocolate cake mix 1/2 c. margarine, melted [...]

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Caramel Snack Mix

Here’s a yummmmy alternative to caramel popcorn. 6 c. rice cereal (Chex, Crispix) 3/4 c. brown sugar 3/4 stick real butter 1/2 – 1 c. nuts (pecans, peanuts) – optional – Melt brown sugar and butter in microwave for 2 minutes. – Stir – Microwave another 1 – 2 minutes. – Add cereal and nuts, [...]

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Caribou Coffee Caramel Cooler – Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Equivelant

Went by Caribou Coffee yesterday morning for the first time – they are actually pretty close to my house, though not on my way to work. I got a caramel latte and a vanilla latte for a friend. Both were tasty. Mine went particularly well with my donut from Bill’s Donut (who happen to be [...]

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Green and Roasted Coffee Beans

For my birthday (May 1st, May Day), I got a few pounds of green, shade grown, fair-trade coffee beans and a roaster. I roasted some tonight, to ready my coffee pot for breakfast. The roasted beans smell so good. I’m going to go ground them now.. A Caramel Frappuccino is sounding pretty tasty too.

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Caramel Frappuccino Weakness

I admit it. I’ve got a Starbucks Frappuccino weakness. Caramel specifically. I thought to make the perfect frapp, I’d need to get a cappuccino machine. How wrong I was. I had to do some tweaking, but came up with a Caramel Frappuccino recipe that is a right-on for Starbucks. Here you go: Caramel Frappuccino Recipe: [...]

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