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salted caramel sauce recipe

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.