Melting salted caramels

[kittyfood]

I bought the TJ's salted caramels and although they are good, I had hoped for a more distinctly salty flavor. So I'm thinking of melting them and using them as a layer in brownies or some other cookie. But the last time I tried to do that the caramels never melted; they just turned into a sticky mass. What should I do -- melt them in a bit of cream? Butter?

[kittyfood]

Since I didn't get a response (the thread got buried pretty quickly by newer posts) I did a little research and found that generally the caramels are melted over low heat, or sometimes over hot water, in both milk and butter. So I will try that.

[4chowpups]

Ha, me too!!! I was just thinking about that last night in bed...wondering what I could do with them!! I had bought a chunk of Mercken caramel from King Arthur in Oct. and plan to use that in my baking. I hope I don't have a similar problem melting!

[stacylyn]

I was thinking of trying this, as well! I hope someone can help us....

I, on the other hand, didn't really like the TJ's Salt Caramels. I had high hopes, but they were average, at best, I thought.