salted caramel

Savory-sweet candy flavor

Salted caramel is caramel flavored with sea salt, creating a contrast between sweet and savory.

The combination became popular in the early 2000s and now appears everywhere from coffee drinks to ice cream to chocolate bars: salted caramel latte, salted caramel brownie.

The salt intensifies the sweetness rather than masking it.

Related

dessert topping · brown sugar · brown butter · butter · chocolate chip · dessert · confection · creamy · golden · melted · candy · praline · fudge · brittle · sauce · sundae · ice cream · swirl

Categories
Opposites
flavor profile - salt component

salted caramelbutterscotch

Brown sugar candy

honey · maple syrup · dulce de leche · toffee

flavor sophistication/trendiness

salted caramelplain vanilla

Completely standard or ordinary

vanilla · unflavored · strawberry · butterscotch · Neapolitan

flavor intensity

salted caramelvanilla

Orchid pod extract

plain vanilla · light cream · unflavored · plain · bland

Family

salt, salted, salts, salty, saltiness, salting, caramel, caramels, caramelize

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G