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Easy Homemade Salted Caramel

September 26, 2014 by ChiChi Dodoo Leave a Comment

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Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce is rich, creamy, sweet and salty. Made with sugar, cream, butter and flaky sea salt, this easy caramel sauce is perfect for brownies, apple pie, cheesecakes and more. 

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

Homemade caramel sauce seems daunting, however it isn’t difficult to make.  You don’t require any fancy equipment, just your eyes and patience.  I have shared a video breaking down the process of making caramel. Within 10 minutes you will have your very own golden nectar. 

Ingredients

Granulated Sugar– This is the main ingredient of caramel. When melted,  the sugar caramelizes giving a rich dark brown colour and develops complex flavours. 

Water- Adding water helps the sugar dissolve aand distribute more evenly around the pan. 

Double Cream– This allows the mixture to loosen up and keeps the caramel creamy and spreadable. 

Unsalted Butter- It adds wonderful flavours to the caramel sauce. 

Salt- It deepens the flavour of the caramel. 

To make the salted caramel

To make the caramel, first place the sugar in a heavy bottomed pan and mix in 4 tablespoons of water. Adding water helps the sugar dissolve more evenly. Use a wet pastry brush to wipe away any sugar crystals off the sides of the pan.

Melt the sugar over medium heat stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Stop stirring, then turn the heat to medium-high and leave to bubble until the mixture is a deep amber colour.  Immediately remove from the heat and mix in butter and then cream.  The mixture will begin to bubble. After a minute or so after stirring the sauce will become 

Stir in sea salt and then leave to cool before transferring to an airtight jar. Store in fridge for  month., 

Tips for making homemade salted caramel

Use a heavy bottomed saucepan. It will help maintain an even heat and consistent temperature throughout the cooking process. 

Melt the sugar over medium- high heat. Sugar can very easily burn in a flash. So cooking over low heat may seem like the safe bet, however it makes the process long. 

Trust your eyes-  Funny tip, but trust me it so important. The colour of the caramel is how you can tell if you have cooked it enough. You are looking for a deep brown colour. 

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

How to store the salted caramel sauce

Store the caramel sauce in an air tight glass jar in the fridge for a month.

Homemade caramel is the best. I drizzle it over ice cream, to make caramel frappes, in my pies and sometimes I just eat a spoonful by itself 😊. 

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

For more caramel recipes, check these out:

Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Swiss Meringue
Caramel Gingerbread Cookies
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Apple Crumble and Cognac Caramel Sauce

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce

Easy Homemade Salted Caramel

This Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce is rich, cream, sweet and salty. Made with sugar, cream, butter and flaky sea salt. This easy caramel sauce is perfect for brownies, apple pie, cheesecakes and more. 
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 250 ml (1 cup)
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 250 ml (1 cup)
Calories:

Equipment

  • Heavy based saucepan

Ingredients

  • 250 grams (1 ¼ cup) granulated or caster sugar
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 60 grams unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 150 ml (½ cup plus 2 tablespoons) double or heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  • In a heavy based pan mix together sugar and water. Melt sugar over medium heat stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Turn up the heat to medium-high and leave to bubble for 4- 5 minutes until mixture turns to caramel.
  • Immediately remove from heat, then carefully stir in butter and cream. Caramel will bubble rapidly.
  • Stir in sea salt.
  • Leave the salted caramel sauce to cool, then transfer to an airtight container or jar.

Video

Notes

Caramel can be stored in an air tight container or jar  in the fridge for 1 month or in the freezer for 3 months!
Post updated- 21/09/2021
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