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Salted Caramel Sauce

This homemade salted caramel sauce is rich, buttery, and perfectly balanced with a touch of salt. Drizzle it over pies, ice cream, or cakes. It’s smooth, glossy, and so much better than store-bought.
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 1 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar (200g)
  • 2 tbsp Water (30mL)
  • ½ tbsp Light Corn Syrup (8mL)
  • 4 tbsp Unsalted Butter, cubed (½ stick)
  • ½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream (120mL)
  • ½ tbsp Vanilla Extract (8mL)
  • 1 tsp Salt (5g)

Instructions
 

  • In a pot over medium heat, combine water, sugar, and corn syrup. Whisk together once and then bring to a boil. Do not whisk it again until step 4.
    photo of a pot with sugar dissolved in water
  • In a microwave safe container or another pot, heat the cream until it is just below boiling temperature.
    Photo of a pot with cream to be scalded
  • Watch the sugar mixture closely. When it turns your desired level of golden brown, immediately remove it from the heat.
    a photo of a pot with boiling sugar changing color to become caramel
  • Wearing gloves to avoid burns from splattering, pour the cream into the caramel, a couple tablespoons at a time.
    a photo of a pot with cream being added to hot caramel causing sizzling and bubbling
  • Once all the cream has been added, whisk the mixture together.
  • Whisk in the butter, salt, and vanilla until smooth.
    photo of a pot of caramel with butter being incorporated
Keyword caramel, salted caramel, topping
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