Fleur de Sel Caramels
April 13th, 2010
I am – and always will be a fan of all things chocolate. But when caramel is done right, there’s really nothing better. I’m consistently disappointed with the caramel products readily available, whether it’s an impossibly chewy Milk Dud or a Sugar Daddy that’s hard as a rock. I’ve tried homemade caramels before from little sweet shops, but I had never considered making my own until I stumbled across Mark Bitman’s recipe. The result was perfectly chewy caramels with just enough salt to bring out the complex flavors of butter, cream and sugar.
{Maldon flakes of salt on top of smooth caramel}
{Make sure to swipe a spoonful of caramel from the bottom of the skillet after you’ve poured it into the pan. You know, to speed up the cleaning process.}
{Cut 4×6 sheets of parchment paper for wrappers}
{A perfectly twisted caramel wrapper ready to be unfolded}
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Yum! These look perfect and I love the wrapping. What a good idea to put the salt on. Love it!
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I made them! They were a big hit when I took them to a dinner party. Great blog….this is the second hot tip from you that I used in a week. Loving my Roxy sunglasses you inspired me to buy too. Keep them coming!
do you use brown sugar for these?
these look amazing and I’m gonna have to make this asap!
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Hope you don’t mind but I gave ya a shout out on my blog. These look divine!
you really must try Miette’s caramels next time you’re in SF….http://www.miette.com/magento/index.php/locations
I haven’t been to the one in the Ferry Building but their location on Octavia is soooooo cute and the caramels are AMAZING
OH YUMM! I’m ready to make some of my own right NOW!
-LLM
Oh Emily these look lovely, certainly going to be making them for Christmas presents!
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just made them and they are amazing thanks so much for this wonderful idea!
I’m dying to try and make this but I noticed his recipe only calls for a pinch of salt… How much did you add?
Oh my, you made these? amazing. on the list.
These look amazing but some great store-bought carmel are the cadburry carmel filled chocolate. theyre hard to find in the usa though, id try cost plus world market
I just made these. Although they taste great, I didn’t have the success in making them that I wanted. I am trying to cut them now and they are still quite sticky and hard to cut. I may have done something incorrectly. Do you have any suggestions for the future?
Ok, so I made these as little valentine treats…made them twice because the first time they didn’t come out. Sophia…we might have been on the same page (or in our case wrong page) because I coulen’t cut them either. Emily…you make this look way too easy. Thanks for the idea and recipe.
Check out my post on these sweet little treats at http://velvetmoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/high-on-loveand-sweets.html
I just made these and they came out delicious! They are so easy too
Just made these last night and they were so easy to make and absolutely DELICIOUS!
Mmm… must try these – would make great gifts!!
Hi Emily,
I am thinking of making these for my friend’s bridal shower that I am hosting for the party favor. How would you suggest I could wrap them up in a cute way for guests to take home? Thanks!
gawd, these look yummy! i can’t resist!
I think I just found my next recipe for Tasty Tuesdays! Thanks, Em!
xoxo,
La Petite Gigi
I made these this afternoon. The recipe really is an easy one and they are truly delicious. I have made so many things from your recipe list- thank you!!! I’m really looking forward to your book. Congratulations!