Caramel Sauce – A Lovely Mess

This caramel sauce recipe is straightforward with simply 5 substances and it solely takes about 20 minutes to make! In order for you salted caramel sauce, you merely add slightly sea salt on the finish. Yum!

I really like this do-it-yourself caramel sauce on all types of issues, like drizzled over ice cream or on high of a caramel macchiato. Regardless of if you happen to use this for desserts, drinks or in your subsequent baking undertaking, you’ll love this straightforward caramel sauce recipe.

Associated: Test our caramel apples submit for how you can make one of the best caramel coating for issues like apples. This recipe is extra of a pourable sauce.

Components

• Granulated white sugar
• Brown sugar
• Water
• Unsalted butter
• Heavy whipping cream

And flaky sea salt in order for you salted caramel sauce.

Instructions

In a medium pot or sauce pan, mix the sugar, brown sugar and water. Cook dinner over medium warmth till the sugar dissolves, begins to bubble then turns an amber brown. This may increasingly take 5-7 minutes relying on how sizzling you have got your temperature turned to. It’s greatest simply to control it so it doesn’t get too darkish or burnt. 

Throughout this course of don’t stir the combination. If wanted, you’ll be able to swirl the pan, however keep away from stirring as splashing the combination up the perimeters of the (cool) pan could cause the sugar to crystalize.

As soon as it turns that deep amber brown, add within the remaining substances. Watch out as you do as a result of the combination will bubble.

Proceed to cook dinner over medium warmth for a further 3-4 minutes.

Enable the combination to chill for 10-Quarter-hour earlier than storing.

Do I would like a sweet thermometer?

No, however in case you have one, it does assist! You can also make caramel sauce by visible cues (the deepening amber colour) and odor (it’ll begin to odor bitter and burnt when it’s cooked too lengthy).

That being mentioned, if you happen to do already personal a sweet thermometer, use it! The caramel sauce ought to attain round 220°F to 230°F (round 110°C). Some sweet thermometers have this marked as “gentle ball” stage and also you need to keep away from heating the sugar to “laborious ball” stage as this may make a chewy, laborious sweet versus a pourable sauce.

Why did my caramel sauce prove grainy?

In case your caramel sauce is grainy, your sugar has doubtless crystalized. This occurs if you happen to stir and even swirl the pan an excessive amount of throughout cooking, inflicting the sugar to coat the perimeters of the pot the place it then cools.

To repair this, add a pair tablespoons of water to the sauce and warmth to dissolve the crystals.

The way to retailer caramel sauce

This sauce recipe does must be saved within the fridge after it’s made (it comprises dairy). You’ll be able to retailer it in an hermetic container within the fridge for no less than 2 weeks or for much longer if you happen to select to freeze it.

Caramel sauce will harden when refrigerated, so it’s greatest to retailer in a microwave-safe container so you’ll be able to simply soften/reheat it. You can too do that on the stovetop if you happen to don’t need to use a microwave.

Why did my caramel sauce harden?

Seemingly your sugar acquired too sizzling, and reached previous 240°F or “laborious ball” stage. Once more, whilst you don’t completely have to make use of a sweet thermometer for this recipe, it could assist to keep away from heating the sugar an excessive amount of.

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