This addictive homemade caramel sauce makes an excellent ice cream topping or dessert sauce for fall treats.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 10 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 15 minutesminutes
YIELD 1jar of sauce
Ingredients
1 1/2cupssugar
1/3cupwater
1 1/4cupsheavy cream
1/2tspvanilla extract
1vanilla beansliced and seeded
1tspsea salt
Instructions
Measure and prep your ingredients: put the water and sugar in a large pot and set aside on your stovetop, combine the cream, vanilla extract and seeds, and salt in a measuring cup and set next to the stove.
Heat the sugar/water mixture over medium-high and swirl until the mixture becomes amber in color.
Reduce heat to low and CAREFULLY pour the cream mixture into the sugar, scraping the cup to get all the seeds and salt. It will bubble up like crazy and is very very hot. Carefully whisk the mixture until it forms a smooth creamy sauce.
Pour into a jar and keep in the fridge for up to a week.