This Salted Butter Caramel Sauce is buttery, creamy, salty and sweet! It's super easy to make and perfect for coffee drinks and desserts.
SALTED BUTTER CARAMEL SAUCE
Making this sauce was like hitting a jackpot. Like finding a gold mine. Winning the lottery! I was experimenting in my kitchen ( as I love to do ). A switcharoo of a few ingredients and voila! The most addicting salted caramel sauce EVER! And because it's fall baking time, you need one in your life. It's as easy as my Microwave Caramel Sauce but it has a salty, buttery, rich flavor.
TIPS FOR MAKING THE BEST SALTED BUTTER CARAMEL SAUCE:
No.1. The secret to it's taste is salted butter.
No.2. The secret to it's consistency is half and half. And a whole ⅔ of a cup of it. At first, you will think it's way too much. But trust me! To get it to a consistency shown on pictures ( which is very drizzling ), you have to use ⅔ of a cup of the half and half.
No.3. The secret to thickening the sauce up to the just-right consistency is also letting the sauce cool completely in the fridge. It will thicken and it will mesmerize you with the drizzle and you will be eating it with a spoon from a jar!!!
HOW TO MAKE SALTED BUTTER CARAMEL SAUCE?
1. Place sugar in a saucepan.
2. Melt over medium heat.
3. Watch it as it starts to melt. Whisk once every 15 - 20 seconds.
4. It will start to clump up as it melts even more.
5. Almost melted!
6. You have caramel!
7. Take the saucepan off the heat and add some sea salt.
8. Add butter all at once. Be careful! It will foam up and there will be steam!
9. Keep whisking!
10. ...and whisking!
11. ... until the butter is all melted.
12. Like this.
17. Take the pot off the heat and pour the sauce into a heat-proof jar or measuring cup. Let sit for 15 minutes. You have way more than a cup of the sauce.
18. It is very thin at this point.
19. Place the lid on the jar and refrigerate until it thickens.
20. Pour over your dessert.
How to use Salted Butter Caramel Sauce?
I added it to my morning coffee, drizzled it over ice cream and drizzled over Caramel Apple Blondie Pie.
Note: This sauce is much thinner than the store-bought caramel topping. It would not be good as a glue for making granola bars or any kind of cereal bars. It's much too thin for that. It does not create perfect lines when drizzled. Just keep this in mind before you make it. I want happy comments, not whiny comments. 🙂
MORE CARAMEL RECIPES:
Sweet and Salty Caramel Popcorn Mix
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Cups
SALTED BUTTER CARAMEL SAUCE RECIPE:
Salted Butter Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoon salted butter room temperature
- ⅔ c half and half
- dash of sea salt optional
Instructions
- Place sugar in a medium saucepan.
- Melt over medium heat.
- Watch it as it starts to melt. Whisk once every 15 – 20 seconds.
- It will start to clump up as it melts even more.
- Once all the sugar is melted and is golden brown, take the pot of the heat.
- Add some sea salt.
- Add butter all at once. Be careful! It will foam up and there will be steam!
- Keep whisking and whisking, until the butter is all melted.
- Place the pot over the heat again.
- Slowly pour in the half and half.
- Whisk it together.
- Keep whisking until you get a uniform color. Cook the sauce over medium-low heat for 1 minute, whisking constantly.
- Take off the heat. Pour into a heat-proof jar or measuring cup. Let stand on a counter for 15 minutes. You have way more than a cup of the sauce. It is very thin at this point.
- Place the lid on the jar and refrigerate until it thickens.
- Pour over your dessert.
Notes
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Nana says
I had never made Carmel sauce before and this turned out great. I used it over the apple cheesecake bars I found on another site and gave this link. So glad they did as my family loves this and want more for ice cream.
Kiki says
Holy crap, this was delicious. Drizzled it over a cheesecake and got rave reviews. Thank you so much for the post - and photos! I was nervous about burning the sugar, so the photos were clutch.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Yay! So glad you tried it and enjoyed it! Thanks, Kiki!
Christina S. says
Thank you for this recipie it was delicious! How long do you think this will stay good kept in the refridgerator?
CrunchyCreamySw says
Hi Christina! I am so glad you tried this caramel sauce! Thank you! It should be good in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. I appreciate you stopping by and letting me know you tried it!
Jennie says
I didn't know caramel sauce could get any better, but I was wrong. You just kicked it up a notch. I'm drooling all over my keyboard just looking at it. Yum! Yes, I'm definitely going to need this in my life, in my coffee, for fall.
Tiffany/MyCrowdedKitchen says
Oh la la! I am in LOVE! I can't wait to make this. You are AMAZING girl!
Jessica says
I would be pouring this on everything! So good!
Jen @ Savory Simple says
What a great use of salted butter! I love this.
Anne@FromMySweetHeart says
Anna....this looks just divine! Honestly, I believe I COULD eat this right out of the jar. And I think the consistency makes it perfect for so many desserts! This is most definitely a must have fall staple! Great photos as usual! : )
Sandra's Easy Cooking says
Anna this is so delicious looking! Picture perfect!!!!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Aww, thank you, Sandra 🙂
Laura says
Yum!! Looks delicious. And so creamy!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thank you, Laura!
Minnie says
That IS a jackpot. What an invention!!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thanks, Minnie!!
Laurie {Simply Scratch} says
I want this caramel in my coffee tooooo!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
I just had a cup of my morning coffee with it! Again. I just might never go back! 🙂 Thank you, Laurie!
OishiiTreats says
Hey girl, I'm soooo happy you shared your secret Carmel sauce. I was getting ready to beg you for the recipe when I first saw it used on your pie 🙂 I'm seriously going to whip up a batch this week...can't wait!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
I am so happy you are back! Please, let me know how you like the sauce! xo
Ramona says
Just pass a spoon!!! Mmmmmmmmm!! 🙂
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
lol Thanks, my friend!
Terry says
Pinning. Can't wait to try this with the blondie apple pie. YUMMM!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Thanks, Terry! Let me know how you like it!