Caramel invokes feelings of nostalgia as well as feelings of excitement for Fall which is perfect an entrepreneur celebrating the season. Endless recipes combine sweet and savory saltiness into a myriad of delicious and golden confectionary combinations that welcome autumn. Caramel awakens our entrepreneurial taste buds and senses through caramel apples, baked goods, warm toppings, and an endless array of treats and flavor combinations to enjoy in the crisp Fall air.
Caramel! One of the sweet indulgences of Fall. It’s warm shades of gold and smooth yet sticky consistency reminds us of fall treats from fun times and memories of times past. Adding caramel creates delightful treats that are more indulgent that many other candies.
They also appeals to those who crave a higher end flavor but wish to choose between a saucy drizzle, a chew, or hard candy. Caramels pair nicely with fresh fall fruits and chocolates.
Caramel offers us many choices, and each is unique and special.
Enjoy this steaming caramel coffee while we discuss the entrepreneur’s love affair with caramel in Autumn!
Be happy! Have something with sweet, gooey caramel!
1.) Caramel apples!
A Kraft employee named Dan Walker dipped the first caramel apple! The popularity soon soared, and the rest became part of our very tasty history.
The toppings are endless and often layered on top of tart, juicy Granny Smith apples. Whatever your ideal, best-of-all-worlds combination is… it’s possible. Enjoy!
2.) Classic Chocolate Covered Caramels!
Caramel and chocolate are very good friends – famous friends, in fact! Many times you cannot find one without the other, and they appeal to a very wide audience.
Sometimes they are a hard candy. Sometimes they have a chewy consistency. Sometimes caramel is sandwiched inside various layers of a candy bar!
Dark. Milk. Nuts. No nuts. Maybe with a sprinkle of sea salt.
Sales of salted caramels skyrocketed in recent years!
3.) Caramel syrup & sauce!
Melt caramels and blend with cream, or start from scratch and melt butter, sugar, vanilla, & sweetened condensed milk, or evaporated milk – or cream. It depends on the recipe and how you’re planning to use it.
Syrups are thinner and mostly a sugar blend. Caramel sauces are thicker & more indulgent with cream.
- Spoon over ice cream or pancakes.
- Top your coffee or milkshake.
- Stir into warm milk or cocoa.
Drizzle to your heart’s delight!
4.) Caramel dip!
Caramel dip is similar to sauce and syrup recipes, but the traditional dip is made with cream cheese instead of the canned milks or cream, and perhaps a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Serve with seasonal apple slices and a fresh pear. If you really have an extra sweet tooth, try a shortbread or similar cookie.
Or stop with the dipping, make the Snickers Caramel Apple Dip where the apples are already chopped and added and just pick up a spoon!
Make it your business to know a great baker!
5.) Caramel cake, cookies, & frostings!
From traditional vanilla cakes with caramel frosting to snickers cakes.
Recipes abound.
6.) Coffee & Shakes!
No words needed here.
We just need your preference between hot and cold.
Enjoy!
Do you dare put an adult beverage on the menu?!
7.) Caramel infused vodka!
Head to a specialty shop or make your own!
8.) Caramel corn!
Popular all year round but make it special for Fall.
Buy it, or make your own.
- Toss it into a trail mix for your next hike.
- Add it to your charcuterie board.
Delicious!
But not every customer requires edible ingredients!
9.) Caramel scented candles & melts!
If you are watching your sugar or don’t have that sweet tooth but love the scent, no worries.
Light your favorite and breath in the heavenly aroma!
10.) Caramel scented soap!
But Of Course you can buy caramel scented soap!
Just like you can buy chocolate scented teddy bears.
Your wish is our command, so says the marketers of such deliciously scented products!
11.) BONUS DELIGHT… Caramelized bananas!
A twist on the sweets and scents…
Use your culinary talents and create your own caramelized onions, leeks, carrots…. apples and bananas. (shhh… it’s actually easy but no one needs to know!)
Or really shock them and make Crème Brûlée!
Caramel is a multi-sensorial delight. It appeals to many and in many different ways. It’s gooey. It’s crunch. It’s hard. It’s soft. The colors are gorgeous. It’s salty and sweet. Caramel is as versatile as the interests and talents of entrepreneurs! In other words, You.
You got this.
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