A salted caramel sauce to serve with slices of pie. Best with Madagascar vanilla (rich, creamy, classic); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
Salted Caramel Sauce
Baking
Pies tarts
Origin: Madagascar
Vanilla: Extract
Easy
A salted caramel sauce to serve with slices of pie. Best with Madagascar vanilla (rich, creamy, classic); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Cool
15 min
Total
35 min
Servings
8
Diet
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Ingredients
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- 1.0 cup (200.0 g)granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (60.0 ml)water
- ⅔ cup (160.0 ml)heavy cream, warmed
- 3.0 tbsp (43.0 g)unsalted butter
- 1.0 tspflaky sea salt
- 1.0 tsp (5.0 ml)VanillaGoods pure vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Cook the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat, swirling but not stirring, until deep amber, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and carefully whisk in the warm cream (it bubbles up hard), then the butter.
- Stir in the salt and vanilla and cool until thick but pourable.
Tips
- Vanilla swap: use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
- Best vanilla for this: Madagascar (rich, creamy, classic), or Mexican (spiced, warm, woodsy). Any pure vanilla works.
- Storage: Refrigerate for up to 1 week; rewarm gently if needed.
Recipe FAQ
How long does it take to make salted caramel sauce?
Plan on 5 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking, plus 15 minutes to cool. It makes about 1 1/4 cups.
How should I store salted caramel sauce?
Refrigerate for up to 1 week; rewarm gently if needed.
Can I use a different form of vanilla?
use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
Estimated · per serving
Nutrition
Per serving = 1 of 8 servings this recipe makes.
204
Calories / serving
11.5g
Fat
25.6g
Carbs
0.5g
Protein
25.6g
Sugar
Whole recipe (8 servings): ~1632 cal · 92g fat · 205g carbs · 4g protein · 205g sugar
Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.
Per serving · 204 calories
What it takes to burn one serving
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- Moderate cycling 21 min·4.2 mi
- Swimming laps 29 min
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- Stair climbing 19 min·~1700 steps
- Dancing 33 min
- Bodyweight circuit training 21 min
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