I have heard from a few friends over the past year that if you heat a can of sweetened condensed milk long enough it turns into caramel. Intriguing, no? And since we can't get caramel here I thought it was worth the try. So Wednesday I took it upon myself to put this supposed theory to the test. The only caution I found online was that sometimes the metal cans explode. Yes, explode. And this was enough to make Jarred think I had gone insane for even wanting to try it. They also said don't use cans that have a pop top, but that's all I could find, so I went for it anyways. I loaded up our crockpot anyways with a can of sweetened condensed milk with the label removed on a plate and water all the way to the top, being sure to cover the can.
And ELEVEN hours later.... we had CARAMEL. And what is there to do with a bowl of caramel in the fall except to make CARAMEL APPLES! YUM!
