Soft Homemade Caramels

Bahan-bahan (48 porsi)

• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups dark brown sugar (packed)
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup butter ((1 stick))
• 1 cup heavy cream* (OR 1 cup evaporated milk, see note)
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (or sea salt. Use half the amount of salt if you have table salt or fine salt. )
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste; or scrape out seeds of 1 vanilla bean)
• large flake sea salt (to top caramels, optional)