Toasted Hazelnut & Cardamom Caramels Recipe


Servings: 60 caramels
Ingredients
- 175g golden syrup
- 100mL water
- 600g caster sugar
- 450mL whipping cream
- 225g unsalted butter
- 10 green cardamom pods (seeds removed), coarsely crushed
- 100g toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped
- cook/sugar thermometer
Preparation
- In a large heavy based saucepan mix together the golden syrup, water and caster sugar. Use a pastry brush dipped in water to clean the sides of the pan or the sugar will burn.
- Give it a really good mix before turning on the heat and bringing to the boil.
- Once boiling pour in the whipping cream and stir in the unsalted butter.
- Bring to the boil before reducing the heat to low-medium. Pop in a sugar thermometer.
- Let the caramel get to 121°C (firm ball stage). Try not to go over or under, and please be patient as it will take at least 20 minutes.
- In the meantime line a 30 cm x 25cm x 5cm greased brownie tin with parchment paper.
- Once the caramel is exactly at the right temperature, turn off the heat and carefully pour it into the prepared tin.
- Wait a minute or so before generously sprinkling over the green cardamom and the chopped hazelnuts.
- Now you have to wait for the caramel to set, around 5 hours or overnight, before cutting into large chunks.