sea salt caramels (soft and chewy!)
These homemade sea salt caramels are perfectly soft and chewy! They’re buttery, lusciously smooth, and topped with crunchy sea salt flakes!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 28
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp salted butter
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 1/2 tsp flaky salt, plus more for sprinkling
Instructions
- Butter a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan and line with a parchment paper sling. Butter the parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine heavy cream, sugar, butter, corn syrup and vanilla bean (if using) in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until syrup reaches 248°F, about 15 minutes. Make sure to stir and watch closely to prevent bubbling over in the beginning and scorching towards the end.
- Remove from heat, stir in the salt and carefully fish out vanilla bean (or stir in vanilla extract, if using). Pour hot caramel into prepared pan and let rest 10 minutes. Sprinkle surface evenly with flaky salt. Let sit at least 6 hours to fully harden.
- Use a sharp knife to cut along edges of the pan, then pull up on the parchment paper sling to remove caramel slab from the pan. Transfer to a cutting board and cut caramels into 1-inch squares. For longest shelf life, wrap each piece individually in cellophane and store in a cool, dry place.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Recipe adapted from Artisan Caramels by Sandy Arevalo
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 57mg
- Fat: 4.3g
- Saturated Fat: 2.7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.3g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 13mg
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