Easy Creamy Caramel Sauce for Any Dessert

Name: Easy Creamy Caramel Sauce for Any Dessert
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 100 g sugar; 60 ml water; 1 tsp fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 120 ml heavy cream; a pinch sea salt

50 min total 8 servings easy

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Prep 5 min · Cook 15 min · Rest 30 min

Every Friday I make an easy Few Ingredients Friday recipe, this one is easy caramel sauce. It keeps in the fridge for up to a month, so you can spoon it over any dessert whenever you want.

Ingredients

100 g sugar
60 ml water
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
120 ml heavy cream
a pinch sea salt

Method

1
Grab a thick-bottomed saucepan and add the sugar, then immediately add the water and lemon juice. Swirl the pan around.
2
Let the caramel heat up on medium heat and do not stir or touch it anymore, otherwise it starts clumping up, and we don't want that.
3
Once it starts to turn brown, or reaches 170 °C, add the vanilla extract, the heavy cream and a pinch of sea salt to finish it off. Stir that in.
4
Let it reduce for another 5 minutes.
5
Warning: it's really, really hot. Let it cool completely before serving, or even touching it.

Kitchen cabinet

2 tools I used.

🍳Thick-bottomed saucepan 🌡️Kitchen thermometer (handy for hitting 170 °C)

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