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Homemade salted caramel sauce

Salted caramel sauce

Homemade salted caramel sauce

Name: Homemade salted caramel sauce
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g light soft brown sugar; 300ml double cream; 50g butter; ½ tsp salt

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 2 mins

Cook: 5 mins

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Add a little salt to your homemade caramel sauce before pouring liberally on sponge puddings, ice cream and any sweet treat you fancy

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Tips for how to make salted caramel

This homemade salted caramel sauce recipe is easy to make using just four ingredients and doesn't require a thermometer. Just keep an eye on the consistency of your caramel as it melts and then bubbles.

If you cool it for too long after removing from the hob, the caramel will start to harden, but you can easily get it back to a sauce consistency by reheating gently in a pan.

If you want to make the texture of the caramel thinner, add a couple of tablespoons more double cream and stir.

How to store salted caramel: This recipe can be made up to three days in advance. Once caramel cools, pour it into a glass jar or container and refrigerate.

Ingredients

Nutrition

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175g light soft brown sugar
300ml double cream
50g butter
½ tsp salt

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal316
fat25g
saturates16g
carbs23g
sugars23g
fibre0g
protein1g
salt0.4g

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Method

step 1

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan set over a low heat, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Turn the heat up and bubble the sauce for 2-3 mins until golden and syrupy. Leave to cool for 10 mins before serving. Can be made up to 3 days in advance and chilled – gently reheat to serve.

For more tips on the technique in this recipe, check out our how to make salted caramel video guide.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2012

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