I have been looking for a good caramel recipe. It's been tough but I found a keeper! It's sweet and salty and chewy soft. Be patient with it and you can't go wrong. It's a great fall treat... let me know your thoughts and results if you try your own!
Combine and boil the follow ingredients until they reach a warm chestnut brown:
1 1/2C sugar
1/4C corn syrup
1/2C water
Combine in a small bowl:
1C heavy cream
5T butter
1t sea salt
Add to boiling mixture. BE CAREFUL! When the cream hits the boiling mixture, it will really boil and STEAM!!! Don't worry, just be cautious and stir, stir, stir! Add:
1t vanilla
Continue stirring until the caramel reaches 248 on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and pour into an 8x8 pan lined with parchment paper and lightly sprayed with oil. Cool in the refrigerator for at least one hour, remove and turn out onto a cutting board. Cut the square in half and roll each half into a log. Sprinkle with
more sea salt (the more the better for me!!) and slice each log into 8 pieces. I also like to cut the square into mini squares to resemble a store bought caramel. Wrap individual caramels (whatever the shape) in parchment paper and twist tie the ends.This caramel is also excellent for dipping apples!
I have never made caramels, caramel sauce yes, but not the candy! I will have to give them a try!
ReplyDeleteOh yum, I totally need to try this! Especially for dipping apples - one of my favorite fall things to do after going apple picking!!
ReplyDeleteI've never tried caramels either, I should definitly give these a try. Perfect for office treats!
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent idea to create caramel apples for Halloween. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe!
ReplyDeleteHoly Yum! Nice blog you have and Congrats on the foodie blogroll!
ReplyDeleteGreat site! I too like to make zucchini bread, blackberry preserves and salt on caramels. Welcome to the Food BlogRoll.
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ReplyDeletehaha i remember being so surprised that you could actually *make* caramels. I was similarly surprised that you could make granola, or marshmallows. what, it doesn't just come that way? :) great post.
ReplyDeleteOh that sounds like a delicious treat!
ReplyDeleteWell now, isn't that the neatest idea!
ReplyDeleteI made a shortbread topped with a layer of caramel sauce topped with chocolate and then sprinkled with sea salt. Caramel sauce wrong way to go...need to try something like your recipe to both incorporate the salt into the caramel but also to have a layer which will harden and make adding the chocolate oh so much easier!
ReplyDeleteWow! These sound delightful...and pretty easy!
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