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This salted caramel sauce recipe should be kept on standby in your kitchen. It is quick and easy to make, doesn’t require a candy thermometer and tastes so much better than store bought. It’s rich, buttery and deep in flavor, making a perfect caramel topping for your favorite dessert.
Uses for salted caramel sauce
Salted caramel sauce has endless uses. This sauce, while still warm, is a thinner consistency perfect for drizzling over ice cream or yogurt, cakes and pies. The sauce, when cooled is thicker in consistency, and is perfect for a cake filling, swirling into brownies, dipping apple slices and for using in frostings.
How to make salted caramel sauce
Prep the ingredients before you begin because once you get started, it all comes together quickly.
- Combine the sugar and water in a light colored saucepan. I recommend using a light colored saucepan so that you can see the color indictions that the caramel is done cooking. The water is added to help the sugar melt more evenly.
- Boil the sugar mixture until it is mid-amber in color, a tad bit darker than honey. Too light and the flavor will be bland, not having been fully caramelized. Too dark and it will taste burnt.
- Once the caramel is mid-amber color, remove from the heat. Carefully whisk in the butter. The mixture will steam and bubble so be very careful when doing this.
- Whisk in the cream, salt and vanilla. If the caramel seizes after the cream is added, put the saucepan back over low heat and whisk until melted.
- Remove from the heat. Pour into a jar or storage container. The caramel will thicken as it cools.
How to Store
Store salted caramel sauce covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month. Reheat the caramel as necessary, in the microwave in 10 second increments, stirring after each until it has melted to liquid form.
Recipes to Use Salted Caramel
Banana Cake with Salted Caramel and Peanut Butter Buttercream
If you make this salted caramel sauce, let me know! Drop a comment or tag me on Instagram. I love seeing your bakes and creations.
Enjoy!
Ash xx
For more recipes that would amazing with salted caramel sauce, check out these posts:
Sweet Potato Pie with Toasted Marshmallow Meringue
Chai Spiced Apple Cranberry Pie
Salted Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (59ml) water
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt or flaky salt
Instructions
- In a medium sized saucepan, combine the sugar and the water. Stir just until combined.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat. Let the sugar mixture cook, without stirring, until the sugar mixture turns a mid amber color. Take the mixture off the heat to stop the cooking process.
- Add the butter to the saucepan and whisk to combine. Be very careful as the mixture is incredibly hot and will bubble up and steam when the butter is added.
- Whisk in the heavy cream, followed by the vanilla and the salt. Whisk until smooth.
- Let the caramel cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a storage container to cool completely.
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