Soft Caramel with Salted Peanuts

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 1998

  • About

Although you may find the idea of a soft caramel dessert intimidating, this is as easy to make as brownies.

This recipe makes four very small servings, but, believe me, it’s enough; the stuff is intense.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup shelled and salted peanuts
  • ¼ cup shelled and salted pistachios (or use all peanuts)

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Toast the nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
  2. Melt the butter in a 2- or 3-quart sa