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The best caramel sauce recipe (with brown butter and sea salt)

by Joanna Stephens Published: Sep 5, 2019 · Updated: Apr 13, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links. We earn commission from purchases made. ·

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homemade salted caramel sauce in a bowl
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Having a good caramel sauce recipe in your cookbook is essential! While it's easy to just grab a store bought sauce, I promise you homemade is where it's at.

You might be asking, isn't it hard though? The answer is no!

finished brown butter caramel sauce

Helpful tips for making homemade salted caramel

  • My biggest tip for making caramel is to wash your pan out right away with hot water to avoid some sticky disasters.
  • Do you have to add salt? No! This is all a flavor preference.
  • How long will this caramel sauce last? If stored properly, it can last a couple of weeks in the refrigerator and up to a month in the freezer. Just remember that if you are storing it in the freezer, use a plastic container. It will expand and can potentially cause a glass dish to break.
  • Can you reheat this caramel sauce? Yes! Any unused sauce should be stored in the refirgerator where it will get thick. You can simply reheat it in a microwave.

How to make this caramel sauce:

Start out by first making the browned butted. In a small frying pan, add in one stick of butter. Cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally. The butter will first melt, then it will start to foam, and then finally it will start to turn amber brown.

collage of images on how to make brown butter

Set the brown butter aside. Then in a large frying pan, add in the granulated sugar. A fair warning, it does take some time to let the sugar melt, but trust me, it will.

collage of the step by step images of sugar melting in a frying pan

When your sugar gets to the brown melty color that we know is caramel, pour in your browned butter that you had set aside. Give it a quick stir with your whisk.

adding browned butter to the caramel

You will then remove it from the heat. Slowly pour your heavy whipping cream into the caramel and whisk continuously.

pouring heavy whipping cream into the hot caramel in the frying pan

Pour the finished caramel sauce into a jar or bowl. You can then add 1 teaspoon of coarse salt. Then, drizzle that deliciousness on top of everything!

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salted caramel sauce recipe
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Brown Butter Salted Caramel Sauce

The best caramel sauce that is flavorful and super delicious. The brown butter really adds an intense flavor to this caramel.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword caramel, caramel sauce, salted caramel sauce
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 249 kcal
Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt optional

Instructions

Directions:

  1. In a small frying pan, add your butter. Let this melt, stirring occaisionally. It will then foam and then turn an amber brown color. Then, remove it from the heat.

  2. Next, add sugar to a large frying pan. On medium-low heat, let this melt until it turns a brown caramel-like color.

  3. Add in your browned butter, and whisk this together for about 1 minute. Then, remove the caramel from the heat.

  4. Slowly, pour the heavy whipping cream into the caramel, whisking continuously. Once all the cream has been mixed in and the caramel sauce is smooth, pour it into a jar or bowl, and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts
Brown Butter Salted Caramel Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 249 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 47mg16%
Sodium 386mg17%
Potassium 18mg1%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Sugar 25g28%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 573IU11%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 14mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Claire

    April 13, 2022 at 2:49 pm

    5 stars
    Love making this to add on top of ice cream! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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    • Joanna Stephens

      April 13, 2022 at 2:50 pm

      Glad you like this caramel sauce Claire! Ice cream is one of my favorites to add it to!! 🙂

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