Fleur de sel caramel
Boule Bakery
408 N. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
It’s amazing when something so small and seemingly insignificant can push your day in an unexpected direction.
A good-looking stranger smiles at you and puts a spring in your step. You find a twenty-dollar bill on the sidewalk and suddenly feel flush with cash. You get an unexpected message from a friend and suddenly you’re in your car alone and laughing so hard you’re nearly crying. And then sometimes, you take a bite of a single ingredient and inspires you to make a journey across the world.
Such is the case with Boule Bakery’s Fleur de sel caramel. Small and life-changing, a single bite of this buttery, salty, crunchy candy makes me want to pack my bags and move to the Northern shores of France. The simple and balanced flavors of browned butter, caramelized sugar and sea-side salt come together in this tiny little candy to create a sublime treat that costs only a dollar a piece.
This isn’t a rip-your-fillings-out-of-your teeth kind of caramel. This is a soft, mouth watering, real-deal caramel that’s painstakingly made from fresh ingredients by master pastry makers. And priced at a dollar a candy, this mind-blowing, sugary morsel is totally worth every penny.
And don’t just take my word for it. Oprah, queen of all things great, named this caramel the “finest (she’s) ever come across.”
Man, now I want a caramel! It sounds a lot like the amazing flavor combo–salt, caramel sweetness–of Mozza’s famed Budino but all wrapped up in a little plastic. Yum.