Easiest Microwave Caramels With Sea Salt (Video)

Our microwave caramels with sea salt are ridiculously easy to make, and are so nice to have on hand during the holidays! Butter, brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup! Sprinkled with sea salt. You might also like our homemade tootsie rolls and homemade butter mints!

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There are certain holiday recipes that I make for myself every year (English toffee) and others that I make for my husband. These ridiculous EASY microwave caramels with sea salt are for him. He loves them!

EASIEST Microwave Caramels

If you like the soft caramel candies (Werther's) that we use in our Reindeer Caramels you'll love these ones. They're even better. The sprinkling of sea salt totally elevates them.

Ingredients for Microwave Caramels

• Butter: I always use salted butter for my baking. You can use unsalted and add a little more salt to the recipe if you'd like.
• Brown sugar: some recipes call for white sugar or a mixture of both, but I always make my microwave caramels with BROWN SUGAR. I think it gives them the best flavor.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk: just ½ a cup. Save the rest to make our butter mints recipe.
• Corn Syrup
• Pinch of Salt: I like kosher.
• Sea salt: sprinkle the salt across the top of the caramels before putting them in the refrigerator.

Do you need a candy thermometer to make microwave caramels with sea salt?

Nope! I cook mine for 6 minutes, then an additional 30 seconds which generally comes out to be 245 degrees. Microwaves cook differently so if you want to double-check with a thermometer, go for it. Otherwise, cook your caramels for 6 and a half minutes and you'll be set.

What do you wrap the caramels in?

We've used waxed paper and parchment paper. Both work well. I always have parchment paper on hand for baking so I usually just go with that. Because the caramels are soft, they will stick to each other. You won't have a lot of success stacking the candies in a container so you'll want to wrap them if you aren't going to eat them right away.

What is the consistency of microwave caramel?

I've tried some that friends have made where the caramels were super soft and stuck to your teeth, almost like a thick caramel sauce. Others are thicker and hard to chew. These ones are more like soft and chewy Werther's (not the hard candy, but the soft caramels). Perfect.

Can you dip microwave caramels in chocolate?

Absolutely. Melt chocolate in a double boiler or microwave and dip each caramel into the melted chocolate. Let excess drip off and allow candy to set up on parchment paper. This recipe yields 36 delicious pieces of caramel candy. According to stilltasty.com, caramels last quite a while when stored at room temperature and should be stored in the refrigerator in hot and humid climates.

Easiest Microwave Caramels with Sea Salt Recipe