chocolate covered caramels with sea salt
These chocolate covered caramels are extra buttery, rich, and soft, and they're coated with a shiny layer of dark chocolate and a sprinkle of sea salt!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 28
- Category: Candy
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp flaky salt, plus more for sprinkling
- 12 oz tempered chocolate
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, and corn syrup 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 245°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 vanilla extract. Pour hot caramel into prepared pan; 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.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Temper the chocolate.
- Use a chocolate dipping fork to fully submerge the caramel, then raise the fork and tap 3-5 times to let excess chocolate drip off. Scrape the bottom of the fork against the bowl to remove more chocolate, then slide the caramel onto prepared baking sheet.
- Let sit about a minute, then sprinkle with sea salt. Repeat dipping and salting remaining caramels. The tempered chocolate will continue to crystallize and harden over the next few days. 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.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 59mg
- Fat: 5.7g
- Saturated Fat: 3.6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.7g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 13mg
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