Salted Caramel Sauce
creamy, sweet, salty caramel sauce
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
- 2 cups sugar
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter room temp
- 1 cup cream room temp
- 1 tbsp fleur de sel or other flaky sea salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
Place the sugar in an even layer in a heavy bottomed pot light in color.
Heat over medium until a layer of liquid sugar forms all around the outside of the pot.
Begin to gently mix dry sugar into the liquid sugar and continue this until it all melted and uniform.
Continue cooking and swirling the caramel until it is dark amber in color. Do not burn.
Add the butter all at once and whisk to slowly combine. Be careful because the mixture will bubble and release hot steam. Once the butter is whisked in fully, slowly add the cream while whisking.
Remove from heat and mix in the vanilla and salt and whisk until smooth.
Cool slightly and pour into a heat safe container. When cool, cover tightly and store in the fridge. Rewarm in the microwave to pouring consistency when using as a topping for ice cream or other item.