Caramel Sauce

There are two basic types of caramel sauce: clear and enriched. Clear caramel sauce is made by cooking sugar to a deep, richly flavorful caramel and then adding a liquid. A good standard ratio for making clear caramel sauce is two parts by weight of sugar to one part liquid. The liquid added to the caramel to make the sauce may be anything from water to fruit juices to liqueurs or any combination thereof, depending on the desired flavor profile. Clear caramel sauce does not require that any enrichments be added; however, a small amount of butter is often used to “finish” the sauce by stirring in after the addition of the liquid.