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Homemade Salted Caramels Recipe

November 27, 2015 by Mindi Cherry

Homemade Salted Caramels

I don't know who ever came up with the idea of adding salt to caramels, but I would love to thank them one day. The combination of sweet and salty is usually delicious (that's why my husband is so happy when I make him some chocolate-covered bacon!)

My son is always begging me to make these buckeyes.  They are another perfect example of sweet & salty pairing up to make something delicious!

My son is always begging me to make these buckeyes. They are another perfect example of sweet & salty pairing up to make something delicious!

I do love salted caramels but I can't quite figure out why they are so much more expensive than other caramels (if you can even find them in the grocery store).  I can buy a huge bag of caramels for about $1.50 when we are making caramel apples, but throw about 1/2 of $0.01 of salt on those caramels?  The price triples!  Caramels are just so easy to make and besides – these salted caramels will be a nice addition to the cookie trays that I make to pass out at Christmas!

I've made caramels many times and tasted homemade caramels from others and there is one mistake that many people make that can easily be avoided….when you are first heating up the water, corn syrup and sugar mixture, you want to make sure that you keep the sugar crystals off the side of the pan or else you can end up with some “crunchies” in your caramel. I do this easily by putting the lid on the pot for about a minute as soon as it comes to a boil. This traps the moisture in and “washes” any sugar crystals back in to the mixture.

It's not the end of the world if you have those “crunchies”, but most people do prefer the smooth creaminess of caramels without the crunchies!

One last thing – when you are adding the cream and butter to your sugar syrup mixture, make sure to do it very slowly or else you can have a bubbled up mess! Just trust me on this one!

Scroll down for the directions!

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Homemade Salted Caramels Recipe
 
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Sweet and salty come together with these easy to make salted caramels.
Author: Mindi
Ingredients
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup Butter
  • ¼ cup Corn Syrup
  • ¼ cup Water
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ½ tsp Course Sea Salt
Instructions
  1. Spray with non stick spray and line an 9×5 loaf dish with parchment so that excess paper comes up the sides.
  2. Cut up butter into slices and combine with cream and microwave 1-2 minutes until butter is melted.
  3. In the medium to large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water.
  4. Stir just until the sugar is moistened and uniform, being careful not to splash sugar on sides.
  5. Heat over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
  6. Cover with a lid for 1 minute (this helps wash any sugar on sides back in).
  7. Remove lid and do not stir the after this point.
  8. Place the pot with the sugar mixture over medium to medium-high heat.
  9. Let the sugar syrup come to a boil without stirring.
  10. Cook until mixture reaches 320, the syrup will begin to darken slightly.
  11. Turn off the heat and slowly add the warm cream and butter mixture a little at a time while gently whisking (will bubble violently).
  12. Turn burner back on to medium-high.
  13. Let the caramel come to a boil and reach 240 without stirring.
  14. Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla.
  15. Pour into the prepared pan.
  16. Cool 20 to 30 minutes then scatter the salt over the caramel.
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Comments

  1. Linda at Mixed Kreations says

    November 29, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    Yummy! I love caramel, your recipe looks pretty easy. Thanks for sharing! Pinning and sharing!

  2. Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says

    November 30, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    NOM! These look so easy!!! My mom makes caramel like this for the holidays, but I’m using your version! Pinning!

  3. Megan says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:20 am

    Those look awesome! My grandmother always makes the Christmas caramels, but now that I live so far away, I might have to finally try it. Thanks for sharing on Whimsy Wednesday!

  4. Denise says

    December 6, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    These look so yummy! Thanks for linking up to Home Matters Party. #HomeMattersParty

  5. Melissa says

    December 11, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Hey just stopping by to let you know that this awesome post was picked as one of the feature post for the #HOMEMATTERSPARTY this week. You can stop by and check it out here http://adventuresfrugalmom.com/home-matters-linky-party-66/. Also while you are there make sure to grab the I was featured button for you sidebar. Congrats on being selected

  6. Audrey says

    December 11, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    These look delicious! Congrats on your #HomeMattersParty feature.

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