Butterscotch Caramels Recipe

Recipe Basics

Michelle Lucas Larving and Miranda Keyes share a simple butterscotch caramel recipe that requires 15 minutes of cooking and 2 hours to cool.

“Working with hot sugar requires all your attention, so make sure you have the time to focus on the task at hand.”

Ingredients Needed

1¼ cups heavy cream, 2 tbsp whisky, seeds from 1 vanilla bean, 3 cups granulated sugar, ½ cup water, ¼ cup white corn syrup, 1 tsp salt.

Cooking Steps

Combine cream with whisky and vanilla seeds. Cook sugar mixture until amber, add cream, stir until 255°F, then cool for 2 hours.

Final Steps

Cut caramel into 48 pieces, wrap each in parchment, and store at room temperature for up to three weeks.