This year I’ve made an army of salted caramel choccies to give to everyone. Salted caramel is the flavour of the minute around here. So hot right now! It’s funny, a few years ago the very thought would have provoked ewww!’s, but now everyone here is jumping happily on the salted caramel bandwagon and totally digging it. I do too 🙂 I fudged together my own very simplified version. They seemed to work OK. Actually, unfortunately? they are delicious; too delicious. I had to gift-wrap them up really early to keep them safe 😀
Now it’s only one sleep to go, so please allow me to take this opportunity to wish everyone who reads my blog a very joyous Christmas and a safe and happy day filled with plenty of laughter and love… and maybe a bonbon or two 😉
Cheers!
Salted caramel bonbons
1 cup whipping cream
2 cups white sugar
200g sweetened condensed milk
30g butter
2tsp salt
about 300g dark chocolate, for coating
Dump everything, except for the chocolate, together in a saucepan and stir constantly over a low heat until all the sugar and salt are dissolved. If it seems like it might start boiling take it off the heat immediately and keep stirring to dissolve.
Once dissolved, allow the mixture boil without stirring, for about ten minutes, or until golden brown, and a little bit drizzled into a bowl of cold water goes nicely chewy and caramel-ly.
Immediately place the saucepan in a sink of cold water, to cease the cooking process.
When it has cooled down a little, pour it out onto baking paper, and when cool enough to handle, cut off chunks, roll them into a ball and dip into melted chocolate using a skewer.
Finish with an extra sprinkling of salt on top.
These quantities make about 45 bonbons, give or take.
Merry Christmas to you & your family. Thanks for another great year of inspiration! I'm looking forward to another year of "Handmade by Carolyn"!
Yum! Merry Christmas to you and your family Carolyn!
MMMmmmmmm!!! Will def's be trying these little yummy bites out … J
Yum. Merry Christmas xx
Now that is the sort of cooking I could just about manage Carolyn – easy, and easy to eat as well 🙂
Have a lovely Xmas and all the best wishes for 2014.
They look delicious and Merry Christmas from one Perth girl to another 🙂
Sounds veeeery good! Merry Christmas from here to Downunder!
BuxSen
Oh boy – I can feel my hips expanding just reading the recipe. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas, and thank you for the recipe!
Yum!! I love caramels. 🙂
Merry Christmas Carolyn! Can I come over for coffee and salted caramels? They look delicious!
they look yummy might have to have a go – Merry Christmas and Happy sewing new year
Looks delicious!
They look divine. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you and Sienna!!!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Carolyn.
Ohhh, that looks yummy! Wishing you and yours a fun and merry holiday.
Merry Christmas to you and your family! This looks like a tasty recipe! I'm going to save it and give it a try.
Sweets from the sweet. Merry Christmas to you, too.
Yes i would of had to of wrapped up these bad boys early too! My friend did a bake exchange and it was fantastic getting to try so many treats!
What a nice present, thanks, Carolyn! Thanks for a letting me lurk this year. I have been entertained, and I have learned so much! Looking forward to another year of watching you create.
They look delicious Carolyn. Hope you and your family have had a very happy and relaxing Christmas.
Wow that looks yummy – I love salted caramels. I also jumped on the bandwagon this year and created a salted butter caramel cream for my Great Grandmother's caramel cake.
http://www.roued.com/my-great-grandmothers-caramel-cake/
Merry Christmas -)
Those look very yummy! I made cider caramels this year and I love them. 🙂
Hope you had a lovely holiday time & Happy New Year!