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Salted caramels

Name: Salted caramels
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 64 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 x 397 tins condensed milk; 200 g (7oz) unsalted butter; 200 g (7oz) light brown sugar; 3 tbsp. golden syrup; 1 tbsp. vanilla extract; 1 tsp. fine sea salt; Sea salt flakes, to sprinkle

These delectably soft caramels are so easy to make and don’t require a sugar thermometer. Pay particular attention to whisking the mixture in from the edges of the pan during heating to ensure it cooks evenly.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 02 November 2016

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Yields:

64 serving(s)

Prep Time:

25 mins

Cook Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

45 mins

Cal/Serv:

Ingredients

2 x 397 tins condensed milk
200 g (7oz) unsalted butter
200 g (7oz) light brown sugar
3 Tbsp. golden syrup
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. fine sea salt
Sea salt flakes, to sprinkle

Directions

1. Step 1
  Line a 20.5cm (8in) square tin with baking parchment. In a medium pan over low heat, melt the condensed milk, butter, sugar and syrup, whisking until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
2. Step 2
  Increase heat, bring mixture to the boil and continue to boil for 8min, stirring constantly with the whisk to ensure it doesn’t catch – you are looking for a golden caramel colour. Quickly whisk in the vanilla and salt. Pour into prepared tin (work quickly, as the mixture will continue to cook) and sprinkle lightly with sea salt flakes.
3. Step 3
  Leave to cool and set at room temperature for at least 4hr or overnight, before cutting into pieces and tightly wrapping in small squares of baking parchment or sweet wrappers.
  
  To store: Store wrapped sweets at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
  
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Per Serving:

Calories: 79
Fibre: 0 g
Total carbs: 10 g
Sugars: 10 g
Total fat: 4 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Protein: 1 g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time