Main ingredients 🥩
walnutsbutter
Jung Ho-young's Caramel Walnuts
Blanching walnuts in boiling water removes their bitter taste, then coating them with sugar syrup and butter creates a restaurant-style caramel walnut with maximum crunch.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Parents looking for nutritious snacks for children or wishing to create elegant homemade gift boxes
- ⭐ Those seeking a crunchy topping for wine pairings, bratwurst cheese, or fresh salads
Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- walnuts 70g
- water 30g
- sugar 75g
- butter 10g
Recipe 🍳
- Place 70g of walnuts in boiling water and blanch for about 1 minute to remove the bitter and astringent flavor from the shells.
- Rinse the blanched walnuts briefly under cold water, then thoroughly dry them.
- In a clean pan, add 30g of water and 75g of sugar, and let the sugar absorb the moisture.
- Turn on the heat and bring the syrup to a boil. Once the sugar dissolves and the color begins to change, add the blanched walnuts.
- Continue stirring the pan constantly, rotating it evenly, until the syrup turns into a golden-brown caramel and fully coats each walnut.
- Add 10g of butter at the end to enhance shine and flavor, and prevent the walnuts from sticking together.
- Once the butter is fully melted and evenly distributed, turn off the heat and spread the walnuts out on a wide tray without overlapping. Chill in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- After cooling, carefully separate the hardened walnuts and store them in a glass jar or container.
- Blanch walnuts in boiling water for 1 minute, rinse under cold water, then dry completely.
- Combine water and sugar in a pan, bring to a boil, and once the syrup turns color, add the walnuts and coat them with caramel.
- Add butter for extra richness, spread the mixture out evenly, chill in the freezer for 5 minutes, then break apart one by one.
Cooking tips 💡
- Blanching walnuts once removes their characteristic bitterness, leaving behind a much richer, more savory flavor.
- When coating with caramel, stir the pan constantly and adjust the heat carefully to avoid burning the syrup.
- The final butter not only adds a rich aroma but also prevents the walnuts from clumping too tightly together after cooling.
You might also like
Ttukdak Hyung's Caramel Bread Popcorn
A theater-style caramel snack made by cutting bread into bite-sized cubes, toasting until crispy, then tossing in a buttery sugar sauce.
breadbuttersugarcinnamon powder
kids snacksnackrefrigerator cleanout
Sung Anh Spring Root Caramel Ice Cream
Sautéed roots of ginseng, wild garlic, and cress in butter to lock in rich flavor, then topped with a homemade sweet-savory caramel sauce over vanilla ice cream—this fine dining-style dessert transforms traditionally bitter spring vegetables into an approachable treat for all ages.
ginsengwild garliccressheavy creambutter
fine diningsweet-savoryunique dish
Ttukdak Hyung's American-style Caramel Apple
A sweet and chewy homemade caramel sauce generously coated over a whole apple and finished with colorful sprinkles—an American-style dessert.
applesugarjocheongheavy creambutter
dessertunique dish달콤한
Striker Chef's Soufflé Pancakes
Fluffy and soft cafe-style soufflé pancakes made at home using a regular frying pan and steam technique.
EggsSugarMilkCake flourBaking powder
Home CafeKids SnackBrunch
Seungwoo Dad's Generous French Toast
A home café-style French toast made by soaking thick bread slices in a moist egg mixture of water, eggs, and sugar, then cooking with a lid to create a steaming effect for a soft, fluffy texture.
Bread slicesEggsSugarMargarineVanilla ice cream
Fluffy and moistHome caféKids' snack
Baek Jong-won's Dalkalbi Burger
A homemade Korean-style burger featuring thin, wide pan-fried dalkalbi patties seasoned with bulgogi marinade, served with cheese and vegetables.
ground beefsoy sauceminced garlicsesame oilcornstarch
quick and easykid-friendly snackfusion cuisine