Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe
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Category
Condiments and Sauces
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Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
4 ounces water
8 1/2 ounces sugar
1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight
1 vanilla pod, reserved from another project
8 ounces heavy cream
1 teaspoon
Directions
In a 3-quart stainless steel saucier, combine water, sugar, and salt over medium heat. If you like, add an empty vanilla pod, too. Stir with a fork until syrup comes to a boil, about 4 minutes, then simmer without stirring until syrup is honey-colored, roughly 6 minutes, shaking and swirling as needed to ensure even caramelization. Continue cooking until syrup is light to medium amber, a minute more. Immediately add cream and reduce heat to medium-low. Stirring constantly with a heat-resistant spatula to knock back the foam, simmer until caramel registers 225 degrees F on a digital thermometer, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a heat-resistant container, stir in vanilla extract , and cool to room temperature. Caramel will be runny while warm, but thicken as it cools, turning just a little chewy when cold. Refrigerate up to 1 month in an airtight container.