Fleur De Sel Caramel Sauce

Fleur De Sel Caramel Sauce is easy and quick to make and is the perfect way to elevate your desserts. Sweet, salty, rich and creamy this 5 ingredient caramel syrup is a must have recipe!

 

I’m into everything salted caramel these days.  I adapted my original caramel sauce recipe adding a little Fleur de Sel.  Fleur de Sel is a French sea salt hand harvested with a higher mineral complexity.  It is available at specialty cooking stores, including Williams Sonoma, however, you can substitute it with cracks of sea salt if you wish. Either way, you won’t regret it! 

1. In a saucepan over medium-low, combine brown sugar, cream, butter & salt.
2. Whisk for 5 minutes as it thickens.
3. Add vanilla & continue to whisk for another minute. Remove from heat and allow to thicken before serving. Refrigerate to store.

I almost always have a jar of homemade salted caramel sauce on hand to dip apples, top ice creams, puddings, cakes, dessert pizzas, french toast, pancakes, etc. Basically, it’s good on everything, even a spoon!

Fleur de sel is a type of salt that forms on the surface of seawater. It is more delicate and less salty than regular table salt and with less bitterness. f you don’t have fleur de sel, you can substitute it with freshly cracked sea salt.

Once the caramel syrup cools, it will thicken, so don’t worry if you think it is too thin. If, once it has cooled you still find it too thin, you could reheat it for slightly longer. If it is too thick, you can stir in a couple of tablespoons of heavy cream.

Top Tips to Make This Caramel Sauce Recipe

• One of the keys to making this sauce so smooth is to warm all ingredients together slowly so that there isn’t a temperature gap (which encourages curdling).
• Continually whisk the sauce as it heats up.
• This easy salted caramel sauce keeps refrigerated for 2 weeks.
• The recipe is easily doubled to make a bigger batch. 

For More Dessert Sauce Recipes:

• Secret Chocolate Sauce
• Raspberry Sauce Recipe (Raspberry Sauce For Cheesecake)
• Pinot & Strawberry Cheesecake & Dessert Topping

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