Description
A quick and delightful recipe for homemade caramel sauce, perfect for drizzling over desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare Your Ingredients: Set everything up on your counter and ensure the cream is at room temperature.
- Melt the Sugar: In a saucepan, combine granulated sugar with medium heat, stirring gently until melted.
- Watch for Color: When the sugar turns amber, reduce heat to prevent burning.
- Add the Butter: Quickly incorporate the cubes of butter, stirring until melted.
- Drizzle in the Cream: Slowly add heavy cream while stirring to prevent bubbling over.
- Finish with Salt and Vanilla: Off the heat, stir in sea salt and vanilla extract.
- Cool and Store: Allow the sauce to cool before transferring to a jar.
Notes
Feel free to adjust saltiness according to taste, and remember to embrace mistakes—it’s part of the cooking journey!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: caramel sauce, dessert sauce, easy caramel