Description
A simple and easy recipe for homemade salted caramel. Perfect for flavoring buttercream, topping on ice cream, drizzling over desserts or just eating with a spoon!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 6 tbsp, butter, room temperature & cubed
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Have all ingredients measured out and ready to go before you start.
- Place sugar and water in a medium saucepan and heat over a medium-high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and bubbling, swirling the pan lightly. Without stirring, allow the sugar to continue to cook until it turns a dark amber color. Add in the diced butter and whisk until the butter is fully melted (mixture will bubble up).
- Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the heavy cream in a slow steady stream. The mixture will continue to steam and bubble up, so be careful! Stir in the sea salt.
- Transfer the caramel to a clean jar and allow to cool before using. The caramel will thicken up as it cools. Store in the fridge.
Notes
The caramel will thicken as it cools and become more firm when kept in the fridge. Let the caramel sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes to return to a soft but set consistency. If needed, you can microwave the caramel in 10 second increments to bring it to a looser consistency for drizzling.
Keywords: caramel, salted caramel