Easy 15-Minute Salted Caramel Sauce
This homemade salted caramel sauce is quick and easy to make! It comes together in 15 minutes with just 5 ingredients. It's thick and gooey once cool and perfect for drizzling on top of ice cream, brownies, cookies, cheesecake, and more.
Equipment
- 1 glass jar with lid
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Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoon unsalted butter room temperature, cubed
- ½ cup heavy cream room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add the granulated sugar to a clean, dry pot. Cook over medium heat on the stovetop, stirring slowly with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Don't let it hit the sides of the pot.1 cup granulated sugar
- The sugar will clump and turn golden. After a few minutes, it will start to melt and break down. Keep stirring until it is completely liquid and an amber color.
- Take the pot off the heat and add butter. It will bubble viciously. Stir until the butter is mostly mixed in.6 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Pour in the heavy cream and immediately whisk it in. Once fully combined, whisk in the vanilla and salt.½ cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon salt
- Pour the hot salted caramel into a glass jar. Let it cool for 30 minutes at room temperature and it's ready to use! Pop on the lid and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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Notes
Use room temperature butter and heavy cream. If these ingredients are too cold, they'll cause the caramel sauce to seize and crystallize.
The sugar can go from golden to burned very quickly, so keep an eye on it and don't step away.
Keep the sugar moving and avoid the sides of the pot. If the sugar hits the sides, it'll melt and cool too quickly and crystallize. If the crystals hit the rest of the sauce, it can cause the caramel to get grainy.
Storage: Store the salted caramel in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It'll be thick and solid once chilled. Microwave for 30 seconds to make it pourable.
Freezing: Make sure the caramel sauce is completely cool and transfer to an airtight plastic container. Freeze for up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 223.6kcalCarbohydrates: 25.4gProtein: 0.5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8.8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.6gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 39.4mgSodium: 586.8mgPotassium: 18mgSugar: 25.5gVitamin A: 481.1IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.03mg
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