How to Make the Best Salted Caramels at Home

These came out perfectly on my first try! They were exactly what I was hoping for. I highly recommend this recipe. One tip, make sure that your butter/cream mixture is not too hot when you add it.

How to Make the Best Salted Caramels at Home

These salted caramels are soft, chewy and perfectly melt away in your mouth. Before starting to make our salted caramels recipe it is best to be sure you have all equipment ready and ingredients measured out. This caramels recipe has been inspired and adapted from Jacques Pépin’s book, “Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook.”

PREP 15mins
COOK 20mins
TOTAL 35mins
Makes approximately 40 caramels

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream (36-40% butterfat content)
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) light corn syrup
• 1 cup (200 grams) sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon course or flaked sea salt

DIRECTIONS

PREPARE PAN AND INGREDIENTS

1. Lightly oil a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan then measure and cut a piece of parchment paper that will fit inside the pan and come up the sides by at least 1 inch. Next, lightly oil the parchment paper and place into the pan. Set the pan aside.
2. Cut butter into 8 pieces then combine with heavy cream in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes until hot and butter has melted. Set aside, we will use this later.

MAKE CARAMEL

1. In a small saucepan combine the water and corn syrup. Then, add the sugar, but try your best not to splatter the sugar up the sides of the pan. Now, use a spoon to gently stir the sugar into the water and corn syrup, just moistening the sugar.
2. Heat over medium heat until the sugar has come to a boil. Then, cover with a lid for 1 minute. This adds steam/moisture to the pan, so any sugar that may have stuck to the sides of the pan melts and falls back into the boiling sugar.
3. Get full directions & recipes @ inspiredtaste.net

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