The Best and Easiest Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give The Best and Easiest Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce a try. This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 5 and costs 39 cents per serving. One serving contains 250 calories, 0g of protein, and 9g of fat. 10806 people were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up salt, granulated sugar, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Averie Cooks. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 4%, which is very bad (but still fixable). Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce {best ever}, Chocolate Buttermilk Pancakes with Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce, and Homemade Salted Caramel {In under 10 mins!} are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 5

Preparation duration: 2 minutes

Cooking duration: 12 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon light-colored corn syrup (can be omitted but helps reduce crystallization)

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup whipping or heavy cream

1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt, optional and to taste (for a true 'salted caramel' sauce, I use 1 teaspoon)

1 tablespoon vanilla extract, optional (or substitute with bourbon, rum, Grand Marnier, or a favorite liqueur)

1/4 cup water

Equipment:

sauce pan

whisk

frying pan

measuring cup

Cooking instruction summary:

Tie up your hair, put your phone down, get small children out of the kitchen. Have all the ingredients in place including hot mitts and a glass jar or heat-safe container nearby. You're working with boiling sugar and your full attention on the recipe is necessary. In a medium to large saucepan (use a pan much larger than you think you'll need because the sauce will bubble very vigorously at the end), add the sugar, water, corn syrup and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking until sugar has dissolved. Allow the mixture to boil for 5 to 12 minutes, or as necessary, for it to turn caramel-colored, at which point it will likely be smoking slightly. The final stage where the mixture turns from pale amber to that perfect shade of caramel can go quickly, in less than 30 seconds, so keep a watchful eye and don't let it burn. Super stinky and you'll have to start over. Throughout the boiling time, you can swirl the pan gently every minute or two if necessary, but the less the sugary mixture gets on the sides of the pan, the better in preventing crystallization in the final sauce. As soon as the sauce has turned caramel-colored, reduce the heat to low. Very carefully and slowly, add the cream. Stand back because mixture will bubble up considerably. Optionally, and very carefully, add the vanilla and salt, to taste. Stand back because mixture will bubble up again. Whisk until sauce is smooth and combined, and let it boil another 1 minute, which helps thicken it up. Transfer sauce to glass jar or heat-safe container (easiest to pour into a 2-cup measuring cup and then easily pour into glass jar). Allow sauce to cool uncovered to room temperature; sauce thickens considerably as it cools. Sauce will keep airtight at room temp for at least 1 month, although will likely last much longer; use common sense if giving as gifts with storage considerations.

 

Step by step:


1. Tie up your hair, put your phone down, get small children out of the kitchen. Have all the ingredients in place including hot mitts and a glass jar or heat-safe container nearby. You're working with boiling sugar and your full attention on the recipe is necessary. In a medium to large saucepan (use a pan much larger than you think you'll need because the sauce will bubble very vigorously at the end), add the sugar, water, corn syrup and bring to a boil over high heat, whisking until sugar has dissolved. Allow the mixture to boil for 5 to 12 minutes, or as necessary, for it to turn caramel-colored, at which point it will likely be smoking slightly. The final stage where the mixture turns from pale amber to that perfect shade of caramel can go quickly, in less than 30 seconds, so keep a watchful eye and don't let it burn. Super stinky and you'll have to start over. Throughout the boiling time, you can swirl the pan gently every minute or two if necessary, but the less the sugary mixture gets on the sides of the pan, the better in preventing crystallization in the final sauce. As soon as the sauce has turned caramel-colored, reduce the heat to low. Very carefully and slowly, add the cream. Stand back because mixture will bubble up considerably. Optionally, and very carefully, add the vanilla and salt, to taste. Stand back because mixture will bubble up again.

2. Whisk until sauce is smooth and combined, and let it boil another 1 minute, which helps thicken it up.

3. Transfer sauce to glass jar or heat-safe container (easiest to pour into a 2-cup measuring cup and then easily pour into glass jar). Allow sauce to cool uncovered to room temperature; sauce thickens considerably as it cools. Sauce will keep airtight at room temp for at least 1 month, although will likely last much longer; use common sense if giving as gifts with storage considerations.


Nutrition Information:

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250k Calories
0.49g Protein
8g Total Fat
42g Carbs
0% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
250k
13%

Fat
8g
14%

  Saturated Fat
5g
34%

Carbohydrates
42g
14%

  Sugar
41g
46%

Cholesterol
32mg
11%

Sodium
244mg
11%

Alcohol
0.89g
5%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
0.49g
1%

Vitamin A
349IU
7%

Vitamin B2
0.04mg
2%

Calcium
16mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.25mg
2%

Phosphorus
14mg
1%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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