I have made salted caramel ice cream before so I thought it would be just as easy making salted caramel candies. It was terrifying! I had no problem snorkeling in the ocean in Maui after a shark attack and a few shark sightings…but pouring that hot cream into boiling hot liquid sugar is life threatening. It was like a witch’s brewing cauldron. I’m no pansy. Here are photos from the third batch after I wised up and realized I needed a much deeper pot!
Used Ina Garten’s Fleur de Sel recipe with regular sea salt instead of the hard to find and expensive fleur de sel.
I cut them into large pieces and wrapped them in pieces of parchment paper. They sort of look like saltwater taffy sans all the colors.