Salted Butter Caramels – These creamy, soft, and chewy salted caramel candies make a fantastic edible gift for Mother’s Day. They literally melt in your mouth and only take about 15 minutes to make. You can enhance the basic salted-butter caramel recipe by adding honey, hazelnuts, cocoa, or anything else that will delight everyone.
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Ingredients list for the salted butter caramels
- 1 3/4 cup (350g) granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 tablespoons (20ml) water
- 4/5 cup (200ml) heavy whipping cream
- 3 1/2 oz (100g) unsalted butter
Optional garnish: You can add anything your mom likes: roasted peanuts, chocolate chunks, almonds, hazelnuts, crushed candy canes… Here, we opted for crushed roasted peanuts.
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Directions
1.To make the salted caramel candies: Line a rimmed baking dish with parchment paper. Sprinkle crushed peanuts or chocolate if you want.
2. Over low heat, warm the cream, then remove from the heat, keeping the pan close by.
3.In a larger saucepan, combine sugar and water. Stir until the sugar is evenly moistened and forms a thick, grainy paste. Heat over medium to medium-high heat. Let the sugar syrup come to a boil without stirring. The syrup will darken slightly and smell caramel-like.
4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in 1 tablespoon (15g) butter to stop the caramel from cooking. Put the saucepan back over the heat and slowly pour the warm cream into the sugar syrup while whisking gently with a wooden spoon. Add remaining butter and continue cooking until caramelized and reaches the desired consistency.
5. Pour the caramel into the prepared mold and let it sit for at least two hours or overnight. Once the caramels have cooled to room temperature, you can cover the pan.
6. When the caramel has set, lift it out of the pan by the parchment paper flaps and transfer it onto a cutting board. Cut the caramels into rectangular or square candies with a sharp knife. Sprinkle with shredded coconut (optional), then you can wrap the caramels in wax paper or parchment paper.
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