Salted caramel sauce
Salted caramel sauce is a easy American recipe that serves 8. 200 calories per serving. Recipe by everydayisfeastday on YouTube.
Prep: 5 min | Cook: 12 min | Total: 22 min
Cost: $1.90 total, $0.24 per serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar (white granulated sugar)
- 6 tablespoons Unsalted Butter (cut into small pieces)
- 0.5 cup Heavy Cream (cold)
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt (fine kosher salt)
Instructions
Melt Sugar
Place 1 cup granulated sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon or heat‑resistant rubber spatula. The sugar will clump, then melt and turn a deep amber color.
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Add Butter
Reduce heat to low and carefully add 6 tablespoons butter. Stir until the butter is fully melted; the mixture will sputter.
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Add Cream
Slowly pour 0.5 cup cold heavy cream into the pan while stirring. The mixture will bubble vigorously; continue stirring until smooth.
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Boil Briefly
Stop stirring, increase heat to medium, and let the sauce come to a gentle boil for 60 seconds.
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Add Salt
Remove the pan from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon kosher salt until fully dissolved.
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Cool and Store
Pour the hot caramel into a heat‑proof container. Let it cool to room temperature; it will thicken as it cools.
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Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 200
- Protein
- 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 28 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Dietary info: Vegetarian
Allergens: Dairy
Last updated: April 16, 2026








