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vanilla cream caramels

Vanilla Cream Caramels

Soft and chewy caramels with a vanilla cream center
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Cook Time 2 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 50 pieces

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Caramel

  • 113 grams unsalted butter
  • 340 grams brown sugar
  • 4 grams salt
  • 340 grams evaporated milk (1 can)
  • 170 grams heavy cream
  • 285 grams corn syrup

Vanilla Cream

Instructions
 

Make Caramel

  • Lay out a large piece of parchment paper. This should be large enough to fit a 10" x 16" rectangle with room around each side.
  • In a heavy duty, thick bottomed pot, combine butter, brown sugar, salt, evaporated milk, heavy cream, and corn syrup.
  • Cook over medium- low heat, stirring constantly, until butter has melted and sugar has dissolved.
  • Turn heat to medium. Stirring constantly, bring mixture to a boil.
  • Turn heat to medium high. Stirring constantly, cook caramel until temperature reaches 241F.
  • Turn off heat. Pour caramel on parchment. Spread into a thin layer, making a 10" x 16" rectangle. Cool completely. Make vanilla cream while it cools

Vanilla Cream

  • Place shortening in mixing bowl. Mix on low for one minute.
  • Add powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time.
  • Add vanilla and corn syrup. Mix until combined. Ingredients will resemble goat cheese crumbles.
  • Add water. Mix. A small amount of additional water might be needed to achieve texture. You are looking for the ingredients to feel like play-doh and to become like clay when you squeeze them together in your hand.
  • Dump out contents of mixing bowl onto work surface (parchment paper or a large cutting board is great!) Work the ingredients until a dough forms. Set aside.

Assembling Caramels

  • Cut caramel slab into four equal pieces.
  • Apply vanilla cream in a thin layer to caramel, leaving ½ " space at the top long side. Vanilla cream layer should be about half the height of the caramel layer.
  • Roll up caramel into a log.
  • Using your hands, roll caramel long like you are rolling pretzel dough to lengthen it. Aim for 12-15 inches in length. You should no longer hear or feel a caramel seam when rolling the piece.
  • Cut the caramel into ½" slices. Wrap in desired packaging.

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