Name: Salted Black Licorice Caramels
Yield: Makes 24 caramels
Ingredients: Nonstick vegetable oil spray; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk; 1/4 cup blackstrap (robust) molasses; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3/4 teaspoon anise (licorice) extract; 10 drops black food coloring (optional); Flaky sea salt; A candy thermometer

Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott

People who love black licorice will flip for these assertively flavored candies. They’ll be not-quite-black without the food coloring but still very cool looking.

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