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How to Make Salted Caramel Sauce

A good caramel sauce recipe should always be in any cook's recipe collection. It is a simple sauce recipe that can be used in conjunction with many other recipes. Caramel sauce is perfect for a simple ice cream sundae, but it is also delicious enough to drizzle over poached pears.

This caramel sauce recipe is versatile and special, because of the addition of extra salt. Salt is wonderful in caramel because it counteracts the slight bitterness that a good caramel can have. The salt also serves as a contrast and flavor enhancer. Serve salted caramel sauce with some sliced apple for dipping. The kids will thank you and eat their fruit.

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Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe
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Prep Time: 5 min.
Total Time: 20 min.

Are you intrigued? Do you want to learn how to make salted caramel sauce? This basic recipe is great for caramel novices, because it is put together more like a butterscotch sauce than a true caramel. You don't have to worry about burning the sugar or getting it to the perfect temperature.

Ingredients

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
3 Tbsp. bourbon
1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
6 Tbsp. half and half - divided
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt

Instructions

1. Combine brown sugar, bourbon, and butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Simmer approximately 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

2. After sugar is dissolved, stir in 5 T half and half. Simmer about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

3. Stir in remaining half and half, vanilla, and salt. Serve warm over fresh bread pudding or vanilla bean ice cream.

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Caramel Sauce Serving Suggestions

Are you unsure about what to do with your salted caramel sauce? It makes a great topping for cakes, ice cream, and bread pudding, to name a few. Browse these images from Flickr to see what other people are doing with caramel sauce!

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When you are making sauces of any type, look for a heavy, non-reactive pot. Stainless is a great choice. The contour sides of this pot are an interesting addition for saucemaking. They allow you to really get into the corners with your whisk when you are stirring in other additions. It is a great pot for making caramel, but can be used for anything you would use a standard saucepan for.

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Caramel sauce recipe variations

There are many different ways to make caramel sauce. This recipe collection features a number of great choices.

Caramel Sauce Recipe: Classic smooth, creamy, and delicious caramel sauce recipe. Made with sugar, butter, and cream.
Caramel Sauce Recipe : Ina Garten : Food Network: Food Network invites you to try this Caramel Sauce recipe from Ina Garten.
Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe | My Baking Addiction: A simple recipe for homemade caramel sauce including tips and techniques for foolproof caramel.
Caramel Sauce Recipe at Epicurious.com: Find the recipe for Caramel Sauce and other milk/cream recipes at Epicurious.com

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