Sea Salt Caramels and where to get them

by Nicole Weston, Posted Dec 11th 2006 @ 7:01AM

The trend of mixing sweet and savory in candies is still going strong - and this is a good think for candy lovers. A pinch of salt really enhances the sweetness of sugar, chocolate, caramel or other sweet things by creating an obvious contrast. It also creates an instant mouthwatering effect - and who doesn't want food that's mouthwateringly good?

Getting back to candies, sea salt caramels - which are caramels spiked with a bit of salt - are the ultimately combination of salty and sweet. If you're a caramel purist, you'll want to skip the chocolate coated caramels and go straight for The Little Flower Candy Co's sea salt caramels, which are surprisingly salty and crazily addictive. Trader Joe's is also selling sea salt caramels in little wooden gift boxes this month and they are probably priced a little bit lower than LFC's candies. If you want to get some chocolate with your caramels, try Fran's Gray Salt Caramels. The award-winning chocolates have a sprinkle of salt on top and are one of the confections that kicked off the trend to begin with. For a lower priced, but equally chocolaty version, Crate and Barrel is selling a gift tin packed with them. It would also be a great thing to bring as a hostess gift for a holiday party, as it will probably be shared with everyone during dessert.

Filed Under: Trends, Stores & Shopping, Food Quest, Ingredients
Tags: candies, candy, caramel, caramels, chocolate, chocolate covered, chocolates, crate and barrel, dessert, Food Quest, fran's, little flower candy co, salt, salt caramels, sea salt, sea salt caramel, shopping, stores-and-shopping, trader joe's

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12-11-2006 @12:49PM faith said... reminds me of jeni's salty caramel ice cream... yum! someone should really write a blog on these.

http://www.jenisicecreams.com/
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12-11-2006 @12:49PM David P. said... Trader Joe's is also carrying imported French Fleur de Sel caramels for the holidays this year. They come in a cylindrical container and are divine. I bought them to put in gift baskets, but more than a few didn't make it to the destination.
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12-11-2006 @1:33PM Daryn said... Whole Foods has Fleur de Sel caramels in their new "Whole Treat" line. They are delicious, and quite cheap ( less than $2 if i remember correctly).

Plus, they don't come in a pretty container, just a bag, so you don't have to feel guilty about eating them all yourself.
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