Edible Christmas Gifts: Salted Caramels
Salted Caramels are delicious, impressive to make and easier than you might think! Perfect any time of the year, these caramels make great gifts!
Ingredients
- 300 g caster sugar
- 60 ml golden syrup
- 120 ml water
- 225 ml double cream
- 75 g unsalted butter
- 2 tsp sea salt flakes plus more for sprinkling
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Firstly, grease and line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with baking paper, then grease on top of the paper lightly. Make sure the baking paper drapes over at least two sides.
- Then in a deep pan combine the sugar, golden syrup, 120ml water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue to boil until the caramel is a warm golden brown colour. Don’t stir – just swirl the pan every now and then to mix, being careful not to let it burn.
- In the meantime bring the cream, butter, and sea salt flakes just to a simmer in a small pan over medium heat. Then remove from the heat, and set aside to keep warm until needed.
- When the caramelised sugar is the right colour, slowly add the cream mixture to the caramel – be careful as it will boil up violently. Then stir in the vanilla with a wooden spoon and boil again over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until the mixture reaches 120C on a candy thermometer. As soon as its reached 120C very carefully pour the caramel into the prepared pan and place in the fridge until firm.
- Once cooled and firm, cut the caramel into small rectangles and wrap in baking paper.