Homemade Caramel

Name: Homemade Caramel
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 6 tablespoons butter; 0.5 cup heavy cream; sea salt

10m

Serves 1

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Homemade Caramel

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10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Add 1 cup of granulated sugar to a pot.
2Place the pot on the stove over medium-low heat. It's important not to cook the sugar too fast.
3Cook the sugar for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds or so. Initially, it will look like nothing is happening.
4The sugar will start to clump together.
5Eventually, the sugar will start taking on color.
6The sugar will melt and turn a golden brown color.
7As soon as the last bit of sugar turns into liquid, take it off the heat.
8Immediately stir in 6 tablespoons of butter.
9If the mixture has trouble coming together, put it back on the stove for about 30 seconds. It doesn't need to fully mix.
10Add in half a cup of heavy cream.
11Stir the heavy cream into the caramel mixture.
12Finish with a little sea salt for added depth.
13Stir in the sea salt until combined.
14Let the caramel sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes or place it in the fridge to achieve a perfect spreadable consistency.

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons butter
0.5 cup heavy cream
sea salt

Equipment

potspatula

Tips

Cook sugar over medium-low heat to prevent cooking too fast.
Stir sugar every 30 seconds while cooking.
If butter and sugar mixture has trouble coming together, put it back on the stove for 30 seconds.
It doesn't need to fully mix after adding butter.
Let the caramel sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes, or in the fridge, to reach perfect spreadable consistency.

Homemade Caramel

10m

Serves 1

tiktok.com

Homemade Caramel

tiktok.com

10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Add 1 cup of granulated sugar to a pot.
2Place the pot on the stove over medium-low heat. It's important not to cook the sugar too fast.
3Cook the sugar for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds or so. Initially, it will look like nothing is happening.
4The sugar will start to clump together.
5Eventually, the sugar will start taking on color.
6The sugar will melt and turn a golden brown color.
7As soon as the last bit of sugar turns into liquid, take it off the heat.
8Immediately stir in 6 tablespoons of butter.
9If the mixture has trouble coming together, put it back on the stove for about 30 seconds. It doesn't need to fully mix.
10Add in half a cup of heavy cream.
11Stir the heavy cream into the caramel mixture.
12Finish with a little sea salt for added depth.
13Stir in the sea salt until combined.
14Let the caramel sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes or place it in the fridge to achieve a perfect spreadable consistency.

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons butter
0.5 cup heavy cream
sea salt

Equipment

potspatula

Tips

Cook sugar over medium-low heat to prevent cooking too fast.
Stir sugar every 30 seconds while cooking.
If butter and sugar mixture has trouble coming together, put it back on the stove for 30 seconds.
It doesn't need to fully mix after adding butter.
Let the caramel sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes, or in the fridge, to reach perfect spreadable consistency.