Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce
The easiest Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce! Drizzle this dreamy sauce on ice cream, pies, cupcakes and more! It takes less than 15 minutes to make and only requires 3 ingredients!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Cup (200g) Granulated White Sugar
- 6 Tablespoons (85g) Unsalted Butter, cold or room temp
- ½ Cup + 1 Tablespoon (127g) Heavy Whipping Cream
- ½ to 1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Paste or Extract
Instructions
- Melt Sugar - Add sugar to a clean heavy bottomed saucepan. On medium heat allow sugar to dissolve completely, whisk often. The sugar will crystalize and clump up before dissolving to a nice amber brown color. Careful not to burn it. This will take about 8 minutes.1 Cup (200g) Granulated White Sugar
- Add Butter - Once all the sugar has dissolved, add your butter and whisk until completely combined. It will rapidly bubble up, but do not worry, it's suppose to do that. You're almost done!6 Tablespoons (85g) Unsalted Butter, cold or room temp
- Add Cream - Next, slowly add your heavy cream and whisk. It will also aggressively bubble up, but keep mixing until combined. It will be smooth and silky after about a minute.½ Cup + 1 Tablespoon (127g) Heavy Whipping Cream
- Add Salt & Vanilla - Turn the heat off and add the salt and vanilla and mix until combined. Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving. It will thicken more as it cools.½ to 1 Teaspoon Sea Salt1 Teaspoon Vanilla Paste or Extract
- Enjoy - Once cooled, pour into a glass jar and store in the fridge for up to 1 month.
Notes
Salt and Vanilla - Adding salt and vanilla is totally optional. You can add one or the other, or omit completly.
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