Salted Caramel Sauce

This caramel sauce is refined sugar-free and is the perfect addition to sweets, drinks, ice cream, and so much more.

Prep:
5
minutes
Cook:
10
minutes
TOtal:
15
minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 C maple sugar
  • 1/4 C water
  • 3/4 C heavy cream
  • 4 T cold butter, diced
  • 1 tsp fleur de sel salt

Instructions

  1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan on medium-low heat, add the maple sugar and water. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes. The sugar mixture should have a dark brown color and be thick. Be careful not to overcook the sugar, or the caramel sauce will have a scorched flavor.
  2. Remove the mixture from the heat and whisk in the heavy cream until the caramel sauce is fully combined and smooth.
  3. Whisk in the cold butter until thoroughly combined, and then whisk in the salt.
  4. Transfer the caramel sauce to a jar; it will thicken as it cools. The sauce will keep for up to a month in the refrigerator.