Soft Caramels

Soft Caramels takes roughly 4 hours from beginning to end. Watching your figure? This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 91 calories, 0g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 30 and costs 28 cents per serving. Several people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. Head to the store and pick up corn syrup, sugar, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today. 129 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 1%, which is improvable. Similar recipes include Soft Caramels, Soft Chewy Caramels, and Soft Rum Caramels.

Servings: 30

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup corn syrup

1 teaspoon fleur de sel (or other coarse salt), plus more for sprinkling

1 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 cups sugar

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

Optional: seeds scraped from the inside of 1 vanilla bean

1/4 cup water

Equipment:

baking paper

baking pan

sauce pan

pastry brush

frying pan

pot

kitchen thermometer

ziploc bags

wax paper

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. 2 Bring cream, butter, vanilla bean seeds, and fleur de sel to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from heat and set aside. 3 Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan, taking care not to get excess on the sides of the pan. Ensure that the sugar is completely hydrated by mixing it with your fingers. Wash down the sides of the pot with a pastry brush dipped in water. Bring the mixture to a boil, without stirring. Once the mixture begins to darken around the edges, begin swirling the pot to even out the caramelization, until the caramel is a deep amber color. 4 Turn off the heat and carefully add the cream mixture (mixture will bubble up) and simmer. Once the bubbling calms down, return to low heat, stirring frequently, until caramel registers 250°F on thermometer, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour into baking pan and cool 2 hours. Cut into 1-inch rectangles, then wrap each piece in a 4-inch square of wax paper, twisting 2 ends to close. For caramels that are a bit chewier, chill, for softer caramels, store in the fridge in a sealed plastic bag.

 

Step by step:


1. Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.

2. Bring cream, butter, vanilla bean seeds, and fleur de sel to a boil in a small saucepan, then remove from heat and set aside.

3. Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan, taking care not to get excess on the sides of the pan. Ensure that the sugar is completely hydrated by mixing it with your fingers. Wash down the sides of the pot with a pastry brush dipped in water. Bring the mixture to a boil, without stirring. Once the mixture begins to darken around the edges, begin swirling the pot to even out the caramelization, until the caramel is a deep amber color.

4. Turn off the heat and carefully add the cream mixture (mixture will bubble up) and simmer. Once the bubbling calms down, return to low heat, stirring frequently, until caramel registers 250°F on thermometer, 10 to 15 minutes.

5. Pour into baking pan and cool 2 hours.

6. Cut into 1-inch rectangles, then wrap each piece in a 4-inch square of wax paper, twisting 2 ends to close. For caramels that are a bit chewier, chill, for softer caramels, store in the fridge in a sealed plastic bag.


Nutrition Information:

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91k Calories
0.18g Protein
4g Total Fat
12g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
91k
5%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
3g
19%

Carbohydrates
12g
4%

  Sugar
12g
14%

Cholesterol
15mg
5%

Sodium
5mg
0%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
0.18g
0%

Vitamin A
174IU
4%

covered percent of daily need
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