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Rich vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce in a white bowl, served on a wooden table.

Sea Salt and Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce

Bree Hester
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert, sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 12 (2 cups)
Calories 182 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream used 2 cups by accident, oops.
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 vanilla bean sliced and seeded
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Slice a vanilla bean in half. Using the back of the knife, scrape the seeds from the pod. You can save the pods, and put them in a jar of sugar. Pretty soon, you will have the most fragrant and delicious sugar.
    Charred vanilla bean and vanilla bean pod on a white cutting board.
  • Pour the cream into a measuring cup and add the vanilla bean scrapings, and sea salt. Set aside.
    Cream being poured into a measuring cup with milk and vanilla extract, preparing for baking or cooking.
  • Put the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring the sugar to a boil.
    Boiling sugar syrup in sauce pot for baking recipe.
  • Let the sugar cook (do not stir using a spoon, at most, you may swirl the pan to avoid hot spots) until it reaches a deep amber color.
    Golden caramel bubbling in a saucepan on stove.
  • Whisk in the cream mixture. It will bubble and go nuts, but keep whisking. It will come together just like this.
    Silky caramel sauce cooking on stove with a whisk for baking and dessert recipes.
  • Pour into a jar and keep in the fridge. The sauce will thicken, but it is more of a loose sauce. This will keep for about a week in the fridge.
    Creamy homemade caramel sauce in a glass jar on a kitchen countertop, with a gold lid nearby.
  • For more tips on making caramel sauce, check out my original caramel sauce recipe.
    Creamy ice cream scoops with caramel sauce in a white bowl on a wooden table.

Nutrition

Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 201mg
Keyword homemade caramel sauce, ice cream topping, Sea salt caramel sauce, vanilla bean caramel sauce
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