Chocolate Caramel Spread
Chocolate Caramel Spread is as good as it sounds. A dreamy caramel concoction, thick enough to spread and laced with a generous hint of milk chocolate. Go all out and add a kick of salt to turn it into Chocolate Salted Caramel Spread.
Servings: 1 Jar
Calories: 2648kcal
Ingredients
- 225 g/ ⅝ cup Caster sugar white
- 100 ml/ ⅓ cup + 4 tsp Water (cold)
- 120 g/ ½ cup Butter
- 150 ml/ ⅔ cup Double cream heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon Sea salt crystals add an extra ½ teaspoon for salted caramel
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 80 g/ ½ cup Milk chocolate finely chopped
Instructions
- Put the sugar into a heavy based saucepan and pour the water over it. Cook over a low-medium heat to allow the sugar to dissolve (5-10 minutes)
- Meanwhile, cube the butter
- Once the sugar has dissolved, turn the heat to medium and allow the caramel to continue to cook until it reaches a rich amber colour - another 5-10 minutes (but be careful not to let the caramel burn and turn bitter)
- Take off the heat and add ⅓ of the butter, mixing with a mini balloon whisk - it will rise and splutter a little, so be careful. Add another ⅓ butter, mix and then add the remaining butter. Mix again
- Pour in the cream, vanilla extract and the salt (either ¼ tsp or ¾ tsp depending on your preference for regular caramel or salted caramel). Mix
- Add the chocolate and beat with the balloon whisk until melted
- Pass the caramel through a metal sieve, using a metal spoon to push the sauce through. This will ensure the caramel spread is lump free
- Decant into small jars, let cool, then seal and store in the fridge
- Let sit for 20 minutes before using
Notes
If the caramel cooks for too long, there is a chance the caramel will be too stiff to spread. If so, heat in the microwave on a low setting in short 10-second bursts until a spreading consistency is reached. Do not blast it at full power, else the spread will return to liquid form.
Alternatively, reheat the entire batch gently, to melt, and stir through a little extra cream - 1 or 2 tbsp, depending on how thick the spread is - then let it reset.
Nutrition
Calories: 2648kcal | Carbohydrates: 277g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 180g | Saturated Fat: 112g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 48g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 428mg | Sodium: 1414mg | Potassium: 411mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 270g | Vitamin A: 5204IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 153mg | Iron: 2mg
