Salted Butter Caramel Sauce

Name: Salted Butter Caramel Sauce
Yield: Makes About 2 Cups
Ingredients: 1½ cups (360 ml) heavy cream; 1 cup (200 g) organic cane sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ¾ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes About
2 Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ample Hills Creamery

By Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

1 cup (200 g) organic cane sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Sauce
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
ice cream

Method

In a medium saucepan, heat the sugar over medium-high heat, stirring frequently with a rubber spatula as it melts. When it has melted completely and drips smoothly off the spatula (with no discernable sugar granules), remove the spatula and continue to cook the sugar without stirring. Watch the pan closely—the caramel will turn darker in color. Watch for smoke to rise of