Thursday, 22 December 2011
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A Holiday Treat - Homemade Caramels with Sea Salt
This is a guest post from Thibeault's Table.
DON'T MISS MY HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
I've had a lot of positive feedback this month from followers who have made Fudge using my Maple Cream recipe and the White Chocolate and Toasted Walnut recipe.
Fudge was also discussed yesterday on a cooking forum where I participate.
All this talk of fudge gave me a craving for something sweet. Rather than fudge though I made Homemade Caramelsand dusted them with a little Maldon Sea Salt.
PRINT RECIPEHomemade Caramels
Caramels are very easy to make.
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white
- 1/2 cup white corn syrup
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup cream
- pinch of salt
- vanilla
Add all the ingredients to a large heavy sauce pan. Bring to a boil and cook to almost hard ball stage. (about 250° to 255°F on a candy thermometer). I prefer to test for soft ball and hard ball stage by using the cold water method.
Remove from heat and let the mixture cool slightly, stir and then pour into buttered pan or mini muffin tins. Refrigerate until firm enough to cut. Optional: Sprinkle with a little sea salt. I like to use the Maldon Sea Salt flakes.
These are the soft chewy caramels. Not hard toffee.
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Comments (6)
hmm... so that's what they put in 'em. i loved these as a kid, so addictive.
Homemade is so good! I love all things caramel, so I've made candies and sauces over the years. Usually, my candy turns out pretty soft, but it tastes good!
Yum. Great recipe.
Yummy
Yummy :)