Caramel Butter Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Mix the brown sugar, half-and-half, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes, until it gets thicker. Add the vanilla and cook another minute to thicken further. Turn off the heat, cool slightly and pour the sauce into a jar. Refrigerate until cold.

Steps:

• In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat sugar, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup water over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring syrup to a boil, and continue to boil, without stirring, until it begins to turn golden around the edges. It is important not to stir, as the syrup may crystallize.
• Meanwhile, combine butter and heavy cream in a small saucepan. Heat until butter melts. When syrup begins to color, lower heat a bit, and continue boiling to a deep-golden color. It will darken rapidly. Remove pan from heat, and let it cool for 30 seconds. Add butter-and-cream mixture, being careful as the syrup will bubble up in the pan. Place pan back over heat, stirring until caramel is completely dissolved. Let sauce cool, taste, and add a pinch of salt, if necessary. Serve hot or chilled.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, salt, and cream of tartar in a heavy duty 2 quart saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
• Cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from the sides of the pan.
• Remove cover, and cook without stirring, to a soft crack stage.(270 degrees or just a bit more) Watch carefully for it to turn light amber. If it turns dark amber, it is burnt. Add the butter and whisk it in quickly.
• Remove from heat; add cream and whisk it inches.
• Serve warm over ice cream, fresh fruit, cake, or apple crisp.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat, combine the sugar with 1/4 cup cold water and stir to combine. Cook, without stirring, until the sugar has turned a deep amber hue, approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, warm the cream in a small saucepan. When the caramel is ready, slowly whisk in the warm cream and continue simmering the mixture until it is smooth, another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, then whisk in the butter, and then the salt, to taste. Serve warm.