Question: what is the difference between salted caramel and caramel?
Answer: Caramel versus salted caramel Caramel candies are made by boiling sugar until it turns a light brown color, then mixing in cream, butter, and vanilla. Once the mix cools down, it becomes flexible and chewy. Salted caramel is made by sprinkling fleur de sel, or any other sea salt on top of the concoction.