Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe {Salted}

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You can make easy caramel sauce that is sweet, buttery with an essence of salt in 10 minutes. No candy thermometer is required!

Caramel Sauce

This recipe has only four simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry.

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How to Make Caramel Sauce {Salted}

The best part about making this “candy” recipe is that it doesn’t require any special tools.

I have had my share of candy failures; however, this recipe is so easy to achieve perfect results every time. 

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Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream (room temperature)
• 1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional flake salt for garnish) 

Ingredients for the caramel recipe

Supplies

• Heavy bottomed saucepan
• Whisk
• Bamboo spoon
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Jar (this is the size I use)

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The cream I used is heavy whipping cream (unwhipped in a carton).

Place an even layer of sugar in the bottom of the heavy saucepan.

Placing sugar in a saucepan

Heat the sugar over medium-high heat, shirring only when it begins to melt. 

Sugar is starting to melt.

The sugar will start to clump together as it melts.

Whisking sugar as it melts

Stir the melting sugar and allow it to cook until it turns a dark amber color (the color of brown sugar).

Melted sugar deep amber color

Add the butter room and whisk.

Whisking in butter

Next, add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons salt, stir and remove from heat.

Add salt to the caramel mixture

Slowly add the cream, whisking until the mixture is smooth. Stop stirring as soon as the cream is incorporated.

Slowly whisk in cream

Cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Pour homemade salted caramel sauce into a jar

Ice cream topped with salted caramel sauce

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Caramel Sauce

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You can make easy caramel sauce that is sweet, buttery with an essence of salt in 10 minutes. No candy thermometer is required! This recipe has only 4 simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry.

 

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, British

Servings 12

Calories 99 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream (room temperature)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

 

• Place an even layer of sugar in the bottom of the heavy saucepan.
• Heat the sugar over medium-high heat, shirring only when it begins to melt.
• The sugar will start to clump together as it melts.
• Stir the melting sugar and allow it to cook until it turns a deep amber color.
• Mix in butter until it is smooth and incorporated.
• Next, add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons salt, stir and remove the pan from the heat.
• Slowly add the cream, whisking until the mixture is smooth.
• Cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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Nutrition

Calories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 28mgPotassium: 8mgSugar: 17gVitamin A: 146IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Caramel Sauce, Salted Caramel Sauce

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