5.0 from 9 votes
Salted Caramel Sauce
Making a caramel sauce is easy, and homemade sauce tastes so much better than the sauce you buy at the store.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 86 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1 Tablespoon salt for salted caramel sauce or 1/8 teaspoon salt for basic caramel sauce
Instructions
- Decide if you are making salted caramel sauce or not. Use 1 Tablespoon of salt for salted and 1/8 teaspoon of salt for basic caramel sauce.
- Measure the half and half and butter and take them out of the refrigerator. Let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Put the sugar in a large sauce pan (larger than you think you will need) and melt it over medium heat.
- Stir the sugar constantly. It will form clumps and then melt after about 8 minutes.
- Once the sugar has completely melted continue to stir it slowly, and watch it carefully. With in a minute or two the color will change to a dark amber color. If you wait too long the sugar will burn. Err on the side of taking it off too soon!
- When the color changes add the butter and stir to melt. The caramel will foam quite a bit at this point.
- Then remove the pan from the heat and slowly stir in the half and half. More foaming will occur. Once the half and half is added stir in the amount of salt you decided to add.
- Then pour the sauce into a glass jar and cool completely.
- Refrigerate once cooled.
Cup of Yum
Nutrition Information
Calories
86kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
0.3g
(1%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
14mg
(1%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
65IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.01mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 86kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 65IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.