I had a friend whose birthday was today. Her two favorite flavors are caramel and chocolate. I decided to combine the two in a brownie. My Dad makes caramels so I followed his recipe. I think next time I would make his caramel sauce for ice cream to use instead but this was decadent.
Caramels
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup Karo syrup (you can use a 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup Karo syrup (light corn syrup))
2 teaspoons vanilla
a pinch of salt
In a heavy sauce pan, mix corn syrup, sugar, and 1/2 cup whipping cream.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook slowly to 234 degrees.
Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup whipping cream. Return to heat and cook to 234 degrees. Remove from heat and add remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream.
Return to heat and cook to 246 degrees.
Remove from heat and add the vanilla and salt.
Pour into a buttered pan or pan lined with parchment paper.
Cut into pieces once firm. I am living someplace where it was a 100 degrees today, so I actually put the caramels in the freezer to cool.
I took a small container of caramels to work. I was told that Thursdays was now homemade candy day. It made me smile.