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Salted Caramel Sauce

Salted Caramel Sauce

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Salted Caramel Sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Easy sauce perfect on cream puffs, ice cream or cake.
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter (1 stick)
  • 3/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 tsp Dark Rum, or vanilla (in a pinch)
  • 1/4 tsp Flaky salt (I used Himalyan)
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Combine butter, brown sugar and cream in a heavy pot on the stove top, heating on medium to medium high heat. Stir mixture until melted and smooth.
  • Bring to a boil, then turn down heat to a simmer, and allow to cook for about 3 minutes. 
  • Remove from heat and stir in rum, salt and pinch of cinnamon. Can be held at room temperature for several hours, or refrigerate in a covered container if keeping longer.
  • Reheat in container in saucepan with water simmering over low heat, or in a microwave in 30 minute increments, stirring after each. Serve with an additional sprinkle of salt.