Yum! Not a huge caramel fan but this turned me into one. I love glazes as toppings, I feel it can take your dessert from good to great and from great to extraordinary. This sauce has a dual purpose, by it self or mixed in with powdered sugar for a delicious glaze over my Spiced Caramel Apple Turnovers.
Have all of your ingredients ready to go by your side. Once the amber color appears, you have only 1 hand free and it is to add the rest of your ingredients! It starts out slow and then you are quickly making caramel!
Homemade Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 + 1 tablespoon water
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla, or extract
- Pinch of salt
Directions
- In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, melt sugar and water together, stirring once.
- Wait until bubbles cover the bottom of your pan. About 3-4 minutes. Do not walk away!
- Immediately bring to a boil and stop stirring.*
- When you see a amber color (burnt orange-ish), remove from heat and start to whisk.
- Constantly whisking, add whipping scream slowly.
- Add butter, vanilla, and then salt. Whisk, whisk, whisk!
- Mixture will thicken and appears a beautiful, smooth, creamy, velvet texture.
- Place into jar or container, let cool completely. Store in refrigerator.
*First time I made this I set my fire alarm off. DO NOT walk away from this mixture. It takes a few minutes for bubbles to just form and then instantly can turn into big ones. Once you bring mixture to a boil, it takes about 4-6 minutes and in the blink of an eye it turns amber to burnt really fast. It is a rapid process so stay patient and watch the color appear!
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