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rosemary caramels and sprigs of rosemary on a white surface

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Rosemary Sea Salt Caramels

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time1 hour, plus cooling time
  • Yield40 caramels 1x

Chewy rosemary sea salt caramels made from granulated sugar, butter, and rosemary-infused whipping cream, finished with a generous sprinkling of coarse sea salt.

Ingredients

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Nonstick spray, for greasing tin
240 milliliters whipping cream (1 cup)
70 grams unsalted butter (5 tablespoons)
2 6-inch sprigs fresh rosemary
6 grams fine sea salt (1 teaspoon)
400 grams granulated sugar (2 cups)
60 grams light corn syrup (3 tablespoons)
80 milliliters water (1/3 cup)
1-2 drops pure food grade rosemary oil (see notes)
Coarse sea salt or flaky sea salt, for sprinkling


Instructions

Line an 8 x 8-inch square baking tin with parchment, allowing a 1-inch overhang on all sides. Spray with nonstick spray.

In a small saucepan, warm whipping cream and rosemary sprigs. Remove from heat and infuse for 20 minutes. With kitchen tongs, remove the rosemary.

removing rosemary from a pan of cream with kitchen tongs

Rewarm cream over low heat. Add butter and fine sea salt, stirring until the butter melts.

whisking cream and butter in a small pan

In a separate medium saucepan, combine granulated sugar, corn syrup, and water. Cook, without stirring, until mixture resembles honey, about 15 minutes, or 290° F (143° C) on a candy thermometer. Swirl the pan occasionally to keep the caramel moving.

caramel cooking in a saucepan

Remove from heat. Pour warm cream over caramel, then wait a few seconds for the bubbles to subside.

caramel bubbling in a saucepan

Cook over medium heat until temperature reaches 255-260° F (124°-127° C) on a candy thermometer.*

taking the temperature of a pan of caramel with a digital thermometer

Remove from heat. Swirl in the food grade rosemary oil.

a pan of caramel sitting on a green striped towel

Immediately pour into prepared tin. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt or flaky sea salt.

a pan of rosemary caramels sprinkled with sea salt

Allow to sit, uncovered, until caramel sets, about 6-8 hours, or overnight.

Lifting by the parchment edges, remove the caramel slab and place on a large cutting board. Peel away the parchment. With a sharp, well-oiled chef’s knife, cut caramel  into squares or rectangles.

slicing rosemary caramels with a sharp knife

salted rosemary caramels on a white surface

Wrap caramels in squares of parchment. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

A dish of caramels wrapped in parchment

 

Notes

*250° F (120° C) offers a good baseline temperature benchmark for caramels. I often cook mine to somewhere in the 255 – 260° F range, for a slightly firmer caramel. It may take a bit of experimenting to find the temperature that works best for you. For this batch, I cooked my caramel to 258° F (125° C); my finished caramels were chewy rather than gooey, but still soft enough to slice easily with a sharp knife.

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