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Salted Caramel Sauce

Indulge in the rich, creamy, and divine taste of our homemade Salted Caramel Sauce. This recipe is so straightforward and requires only a few simple ingredients: sugar, butter, double cream and salt. (Vanilla Extract is optional)
In just 15 minutes, you'll have a luxurious sauce that's perfect for drizzling over ice cream, stirring into hot drinks, or adding a decadent touch to your favourite desserts. Elevate your sweet treats with the irresistible blend of sweet and salty in this homemade Salted Caramel Sauce.
Prep Time8 minutes
Active Time8 minutes
Total Time16 minutes
Course: Dessert, Dip, Sauce, Sweet
Cuisine: British, European
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Yield: 300 mls
Calories: 5kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

  • Sauce Pan

Ingredients

  • 200 grams Caster Sugar
  • 3 tablespoon Water room temperature
  • 45 grams Butter
  • 120 ml Double Cream
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt add more to taste.
  • ¼ teaspoon Vanilla Extract Optional - add more to taste.

Instructions

  • Place 200 grams Caster Sugar into a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Shake the pan to spread the sugar making it level, and turn it on to medium heat.
    Cook for approx 5 minutes: do not stir during this time.
    Pouring caster sugar into a heavy bottomed saucepan
  • You will notice that the very outside edges of the sugar in the pan will begin to melt and turn a light golden colour. Gently stir with a whisk or spoon at this point.
    Stirring caster sugar in a saucepan using a whisk at the beginning of caramelisation.
  • Don't worry about the sugar lumping together at this stage. Keep it gently moving in the pan to help all the sugar lumps to melt.
    Caster sugar caramelising in a silver saucepan being stirred with a whisk
  • Continue stirring with a whisk until all the sugar has melted. It should take approx 3 minutes.
    Melted caster sugar in a saucepan being caramelised stirred with a whisk
  • It will be an amber colour when finished. Remove the pan from the heat.
    amber colour caramelised sugar in a saucepan with a whisk
  • Now very slowly from a distance (Be careful, it will bubble and splatter!) add 3 tbsp Water
    Pouring water into melted caster sugar to make caramel
  • Whisk the water in. This will stop the caramelisation process, ensuring the sugar does not burn.
    Whisking caramelised sugar and water together in a pot
  • Next, add 45 grams Butter and stir in until melted.
    Butter added to melted sugar and water in a pot being whisked into a caramel sauce
  • Then, slowly add the 120 ml Double Cream whilst constantly stirring.
    Pouring cream in wit melted sugar, and butter to make Caramel Sauce and whisking together
  • Next stir in ¼ tsp Salt and ¼ tsp Vanilla Extract (optional).
    Sprinkling salt and adding vanilla extract to make salted caramel sauce
  • Taste the sauce and add more salt or vanilla to taste if required. Don't worry about the sauce being thin at the moment, it will thicken as the sauce cools.
    Salted Caramel Sauce on a teaspoon to show the loose consistency when hot.
  • Transfer to a serving jug. Can be served warm or cold.
    Pouring Salted Caramel Sauce out of saucepan into a small glass serving jug
  • Perfect for cake, desserts, fruit or ice cream. Also perfect for milkshakes, frappes or lattes.
    As slice of bread pudding drizzled with Salted Caramel Sauce over the top

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Nutrition

Serving: 30ml | Calories: 5kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.01g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.005g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 0.4mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 0.3mg | Iron: 0.001mg