3.8 from 18 votes
Salted Caramel Sauce
This homemade salted caramel sauce is easy to make and doesn't require a candy thermometer. It is rich, creamy, smooth and salty. Everything a salted caramel sauce should be! Recipe from Sprinkles and Sprouts | Delicious food for easy entertaining.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 171 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 ¼ cups heavy cream/whipping cream
- 1-2 teaspoon flaked sea salt
- 2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Tip the sugar and water into a large heavy based saucepan.
- Add a lid and heat over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Remove the lid, increase the heat and boil for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until you get a deep amber colour. (see notes)
- Remove from the heat and immediately add in the heavy cream and stir. Be careful as it will bubbly up quite a lot.
- Once the caramel has dissolved into the cream, add in the butter and salt.
- Stir well and then allow the caramel to cool before decanting into a jar.
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Notes
- Watch the caramel very carefully as it can go from pale sugar water to burnt caramel in the ring of a phone!cream and serve room temperature. I like to take the caramel to a deep amber, but if you want a milder flavour then remove it from the heat when it just reaches the amber stage.
- Nutritional Information based on ¼ cup:
Nutrition Information
Calories
171kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
216mg
(9%)
Sugar
37g
(74%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 171
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 171kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 216mg | 9% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.