Salted caramel – it’s sweet, salty, rich and simply delicious. Recently I made some wonderful salted caramel cupcakes (complete with salted caramel buttercream and filled with salted caramel) and homemade salted caramel mocha to rival Starbucks’ version. I couldn’t help but continue down this path of deliciousness. We’ve all had caramel apples, but I’d never tried caramel pears before.
These were delicious. I took slightly under-ripe Bartlett pears, dipped them in caramel and sprinkled a pinch of sea salt on top. I enjoyed the crunch and tart flavor of the under-ripe pears with the sweet (and salty) caramel, but use ripe pears if you like them better that way.
What other salted caramel recipes should I try?
Recipe:
- 6 pears
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons salted butter (if using unsalted, add a pinch of sea salt)
- Sea salt for sprinkling
Wash and dry pears. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
Combine 3/4 cup of cream, sugar, corn syrup and butter in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until it reaches 280°F. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining 1/4 cup of cream. Quickly dip pears one at a time into pan and sprinkle with a tiny pinch of sea salt. Set on prepared baking sheet and let harden completely. Eat within a few hours or store in refrigerator.
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Atria
October 31, 2011 at 10:58 am (13 years ago)Thank you for sharing this..It looks delicious..
Michelle
October 31, 2011 at 1:02 pm (13 years ago)very cool idea!
kita
November 2, 2011 at 6:18 am (13 years ago)Love the sound of these pears. Salted caramel would be the perfect accompaniment!
Barb
January 10, 2012 at 7:16 am (13 years ago)Already tried it.. not bad at all… sweet..
I will also try caramel with other fruits..
I’m sure strawberry with caramel would be so sweet.. thanks
Kirsten
December 3, 2013 at 12:34 pm (11 years ago)Stephanie,
The other week I made salted caramel pear butter from Nomnivorous’s post. It tastes as amazing as these pears look. Thanks for giving me the link to include in my upcoming Band Fruit Fundraiser Recipe Round Up! It will be published on 12/4/2013!
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