Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce
Yields: 16 servings (1 tbsp per)
With a rich sweet and savory flavor, this homemade salted caramel sauce comes together with a simple mix of heavy cream, brown sugar, butter, and sea salt.
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup salted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, add light brown sugar, heavy whipping cream, and butter. Cook and stir until butter has melted, then bring to a low boil. Cook for another 8-10 minutes or until desired thickness has been reached, stirring frequently to rotate sugar off bottom of saucepan. Sauce will darken and thicken as it cooks.1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/2 cup salted butter
- Once caramel sauce is thick, remove saucepan from heat. Add salt, then stir well until incorporated.1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Let sauce cool completely before using, about 30-45 minutes.
Notes
Depending on thickness, recipe makes anywhere from 1 cup to 1 1/3 cup caramel sauce.