Homemade Caramel Sauce
Make your own Caramel Macchiatos, or drizzle on Autumn Apple Cake and vanilla ice cream.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 5 tbsp butter cut in pieces
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom sauce pan on medium heat, combine the sugar and water
- Cook whisking frequently until sugar is dissolved and the mixture turns clear and bubbly, about 3-4 minutes
- At this point stop whisking. Just gently swirl the sauce pan on the burner until the liquid turns amber, about 15 minutes. Do not walk away from the pot.
- Once it has reached an amber color, remove from heat and carefully add the butter. The liquid may splatter.
- Slowly add the cream, vanilla, and salt.
- Place back on the warm burner for 2-3 minutes.
- While the caramel is warm, strain into a glass bowl. This will remove any crystalized bits of sugar.
- When the caramel is cool, store in a glass jar.
- This recipe make about 1¼ cups caramel. Use 1-2 table spoons of caramel sauce in your favorite coffee.Store in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 0.01gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 437IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.03mg
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