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Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels
 
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Ingredients

Caramel

2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter

3/4 cup light corn syrup

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Topping

1 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

1 teaspoon sea salt

How to make

  1. STEP 1

    Line 9-inch square pan with aluminum foil, extending over edges. Butter bottom and sides of foil.

  2. STEP 2

    Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk in 3-quart heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil.

  3. STEP 3

    Cook 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until candy thermometer reaches 240°F-242°F or small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms soft pliable ball. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Cool 2 hours at room temperature or until set.

  4. STEP 4

    Combine chocolate chips and whipping cream in bowl. Microwave 1-2 minutes, stirring every 15 seconds, until chocolate is melted. Spread mixture evenly over caramels. Cool 5 minutes; sprinkle with sea salt. Refrigerate until completely cooled.

  5. STEP 5

    Remove caramels from pan using foil; remove foil. Cut into 1-inch squares with sharp knife. Wrap caramels in candy wrappers or waxed paper. Store refrigerated. Remove from refrigerator 10 minutes before serving.

Tip #1

If caramels are difficult to cut after removing from refrigerator, let stand at room temperature 20-30 minutes.

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