Kittencal's Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

Kittencal's Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

Quick 5-minute caramel sauce with salted butter and heavy cream — richer than the half-and-half version

Prep
2 min
Cook
6 min
Total
8 min
Yield
about 2 cups
Cuisine
American

Category: desserts sauces

Tags: caramel, sauce, topping, ice-cream

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup salted butter (no substitutions)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar, well packed
  • 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream (35% fat, no less)
  • 2–4 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan, melt butter with salt over medium heat.
  2. Add brown sugar and whisk until combined and thickened, about 2 minutes.
  3. Whisk in heavy cream until thoroughly blended, 2 more minutes.
  4. Stir in vanilla. Sauce thickens more when refrigerated.

Notes

Richer than the Ree Drummond version (heavy cream vs half-and-half). Great in caramel macchiatos — pour into a squeeze bottle for easy use.

Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/kittencals-brown-sugar-caramel-sauce-or-ice-cream-topping-357834