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Caramel

Caramel is a versatile flavour that goes well with both sweet, creamy treats and salty snacks like nuts, popcorn or pretzels. Here’s the lowdown on the treat that’s been dubbed the “new” chocolate.

5 Facts

  • Caramel is made by cooking sugar until it melts and becomes a thick, clear liquid ranging in color from golden to deep brown depending on the cooking time. When the sugar mixture cools, it hardens and cracks easily, making it a base for candy brittles.
  • Caramel has a pleasant toasted, nutty flavour that develops as the sugar is cooked.
  • Soft caramel candies (made by adding butter and cream or milk to the cooked sugar mixture) and liquid caramel topping are readily available in supermarkets.
  • Caramel is the base for the popular Latin sauce, dulce de leche that flavours everything from coffee to ice cream.

5 Ways to Try It

Stir melted caramel into hot beverages, such as coffee and hot chocolate.
Drizzle melted caramel over cakes or cheesecakes.
Bake a layer of caramels inside brownies.
Add melted caramels to the blender when whipping up fruit smoothies or milkshakes.
Fill thumbprint cookies with caramel candies instead of jam.

Caramel