4 Ingredient Salted Caramel

 This caramel is the base I use for all my caramel slices, tarts etc . It sets well but also cooks well and can be mixed with nuts, rice bubbles, or placed on top of brownies for an indulgent slice. If you are using it as a layer in a caramel slice, remove it from the heat, after about 5-6 minutes or till its just thickening, don’t wait for it to be hard to stir, as it will be too thick for your slice.

Image Rodney Macuja  

Prep time 5 minutes

cooking time 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:
60g butter

395g can sweetened condensed milk

2 Tbsp maple syrup

2 Tbsp brown sugar

Sea salt to serve

1 In a heavy-based saucepan combine butter, condensed milk, syrup and brown sugar.  Cook and stir over low heat for 5 minutes or until melted and combined. Increase heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly, for 7-8 minutes or until mixture thickens and becomes hard to stir, you  should  be able to easily roll it into balls. Allow to cool completely so you don’t burn your fingers!!

2 Line a tray with baking paper. When cool enough to handle, roll 1 tablespoon of mixture into a ball and shape with your fingers into small cubes. These can be any size you like, or you could even leave them as balls.

Sprinkle with sea salt and serve.