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This Salted Caramel Candy Recipe is made special with honey. Honey caramels make a perfect gift at any time of the year, especially around the holidays. Have you ever craved something sweet but wanted to be sure it was made without nasties? Well, now you can with this unique Salted Caramel Candy Recipe. It uses honey instead of corn syrup as a natural alternative – giving your caramels an irresistible depth of flavor and making them perfect for sharing all year round! Trust me when I say these honey-based treats are so good they'll make even the biggest 'sweet tooth' smile from ear to ear.
Making Salted Caramel Candy
First, you'll need to gather your ingredients together. Here's a list to save you time:
- wax or parchment paper
- cooking spray
- Sugar
- Eastern Shore Honey
- Unsalted butter
- heavy cream
- coarse sea salt
How to make Salted Caramel Candy
- First, gather all the ingredients you need to make this recipe.
- Line a 9 x 13 baking dish or 9 x 9 baking dish (which will make thicker, but fewer, caramels) with wax or parchment paper—leaving long overhangs on two sides.
- Spray paper with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar and honey. Heat over medium heat until smooth and melted. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until sugar has darkened to a deep caramel color—about 5 minutes. Observe as sugar and honey burn fast!
- Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the knobs of butter one at a time. Be prepared; the mixture will bubble and grow (hence the large pot).
- Once all the butter is mixed in, whisk in the cream.
- Bring the pot to a boil over medium heat and continue to boil until the mixture reaches the hard-ball stage (about 244° on a thermometer, or when you drop some of the caramel in cold water, you can form it into a hardish ball).
- Remove from heat and pour caramel into the prepared pan.
- Place the pan in the fridge for about 10 minutes to set up slightly, then sprinkle the top of the caramels with sea salt.
- Let caramels set up at room temperature for about an hour—or until totally cooled.
- To remove, gently pull on the paper overhang and remove the caramel block from the baking sheet.
- Cut into squares with a sharp knife and wrap in small pieces of parchment or wax paper.
When I learned that my friend over at "Back to Her Roots" found success using honey in place of corn syrup with another candy making (like marshmallows), I wanted to share and, with permission, bring you this corn-syrup-free sea salt honey caramels recipe.
Play with your food. Try experimenting with these Caramels:
- Add 1/4 c chopped almonds
- Like chocolate? Toss in 1/4 c of mini chocolate chips
- For dark caramel, add 2oz 72% cocoa bar
Storing salted caramel candy
Each salted caramel is individually wrapped in wax paper. The wrapped caramels will keep for about four weeks if stored in an airtight container at room temperature. These are the best-salted caramel candy recipe, so it's doubtful that you'll need to store them long.
This Salted Caramel Candy Recipe is made special with honey.
Honey caramels make a perfect gift at any time of the year, especially around the holidays. These honey-based treats are so good they'll make even the biggest 'sweet tooth' smile from ear to ear. The best part about this recipe is that it uses honey instead of corn syrup as a natural alternative – giving your caramels an irresistible depth of flavor and making them perfect for sharing all year round! So what are you waiting for? Get started on making your very own salted caramel candy today!
At Bee Inspired, We’re CRAZY for Caramel.
If you love this recipe, you'll enjoy these other caramel recipes from Bee Inspired:
- This Homemade Caramel Corn is so good your guests will think you bought it from a professional popcorn maker.
- This chocolate sticky apple recipe is a blast from the past. The combination of the apple and the chocolate caramel go together like a symphony. To me, sticky apples signified that Autumn had arrived.
- This easy caramel sauce goes well on the tip of your nose or on anything you decide it should.
