Sea Salt Caramels
From "In the Kitchen the Costco Way"
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
8
Tools Needed
5
Ingredients
- Vegetable-oil spray
- 4 cup heavy cream
- 2 cup light corn syrup
- 4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon sea salt, medium grind
- 2 teaspoon sea salt, coarse grind
Instructions
Step 1
Spray a half-pan baking sheet with vegetable-oil spray; line with parchment paper and spray the parchment. Set aside.
Step 2
Put cream, corn syrup, sugar and butter in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to melt butter and dissolve sugar. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until temperature reaches 248 degrees F (firm-ball stage) on a candy thermometer.
Step 3
Remove from the heat and stir in vanilla and medium grind sea salt until combined. Immediately pour into the prepared pan without scraping the pot. Sprinkle coarse-grind sea salt in an even layer over the top. Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature without moving.
Step 4
Using a large knife, cut around outside of caramel in pan. Lift caramel out of pan and remove parchment paper. Cut into 1 by 1 1/4 inch pieces or other shapes. Wrap each piece in cellophane or waxed paper so they can keep their shape.