Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 3/4 cup heavy cream, at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt

Before you start

• Measure the butter and cream and set them next to the stove.
• Use a heavy 2- to 3-quart saucepan, since the caramel foams up.

Directions

1. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves: granulated sugar, water.
2. Boil without stirring, swirling the pan, until amber, 8 to 10 min: step 1.
3. Whisk in until melted: step 2, unsalted butter.
4. Take off heat, slowly whisk in (it will bubble hard): step 3, heavy cream.
5. Stir in, then cool until thickened, about 30 min: step 4, vanilla extract, salt.