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Salted Caramel Swirl Taffy

A gourmet, buttery homemade taffy featuring a beautiful marbled swirl of vanilla and rich caramel, topped with flaky sea salt.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 40 pieces
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 85
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Taffy Base
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened
Flavor & Swirl
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp flaky sea salt for topping

Equipment

  • Heavy-bottomed saucepan
  • Candy thermometer
  • Baking sheet or marble slab
  • Kitchen shears

Method
 

  1. Grease a baking sheet or marble slab generously with butter and set aside.
  2. In a heavy saucepan, stir sugar and cornstarch together. Add corn syrup, water, butter, and salt.
  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Once boiling, stop stirring and use a candy thermometer.
  4. Boil until mixture reaches 250°F (121°C). Remove from heat immediately.
  5. Divide the mixture into two bowls. Stir vanilla into one, and heavy cream into the other for the caramel swirl.
  6. Pour onto the greased surface and let cool until handleable. Butter your hands and pull each section until opaque and satiny.
  7. Twist the two colors together into a rope and snip into pieces with buttered shears.
  8. Top with sea salt and wrap in wax paper squares.

Notes

Humidity can make taffy sticky; choose a dry day for best results.