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My Essentials for Caramel Making 💓🍬
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items These are the tools, ingredients, and packaging supplies that I use all the time when making my caramel batches. I've tried multiple options and I've also gone without, so I can confidently say that these are what I personally cannot live without in ...
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Supplies
These are the tools I use every single time I make a batch of caramel, A couple are absolute necessities, and the others just make the process SO much more relaxed and enjoyable from start to finish. Happy Carameling!
Just like with the candy thermometer, if you have a wooden spoon you already use and love, there is absolutely no need to go out and buy a new one. This is a great option if you don't already have one. I highly recommend using wooden spoons vs metal ...
HAKSEN 2PCS Large Wooden Cooking Spoons
If you already have a candy thermometer you love, there's honestly no reason to buy a new one. But if you are in need, this is the one I have used for years and years and love!
Taylor Stainless Steel Candy & Fry Thermometer
After making countless batches using the old fashioned method of pouring your hot mixture into a baking dish lined with parchment paper (followed by cutting the cooled slab with a warm greased knife), I tried using these silicone molds when I began s...
Silicone Caramel Molds
You don't NEED these specific pans to do the job, but you do need some kind of baking sheet to put your molds on before you pour your mixture, so you have a sturdy way of moving them ('ll say it a hundred times - molten sugar burns are not fun. Safet...
Nordic Ware Naturals Half Sheet Pan 2-Pack
I have been making caramels for over a decade now, and for more than seven of those years, I have exclusively used these wrappers. They work so well, and you get a TON of them in one package, so they last you batch after batch after batch.
Natural Cellophane Candy Wrappers
Specialty Ingredients
For any of my recipes involving coffee like my Peppermint Mocha, Iced Coffee, or Salted Mocha Caramels, Cafe Bustelo is my go to. If you have a strong loyalty to a different brand, that will work deliciously as well! But if you're looking for a recom...
Café Bustelo Espresso Coffee, 6 Ounce
If you know me, you know I LOVE rose infused anything. This is the extract I use to make my Raspberry Rose Caramels. It's also what I used in the frosting for my wedding cake, a White Almond Cake with Rose infused Fresh Strawberries and a Honey Rose ...
Pure Rose Extract for Baking & Mixology - 2 Oz
Packaging
Whether you plan on selling your caramels or you just want to make sure that your gifted candies look nice and presentable, these kraft paper bags are my go-to. There's enough space for branded stickers or ingredient labels, if you'd like to add thos...
Kraft Paper Bakery Bags
For smaller quantities, these self adhesive little bags are one of my favorite ways of packaging my caramels to sell or gift. They do self seal with a little adhesive strip on the back, but if I'm selling these I like to add a flavor label or ingredi...
Self-Adhesive Treat Bags