Vanilla Bean Salted Caramel Sauce

This caramel sauce has earned a reserved spot in the refrigerator. I've made it three times already and I now use it almost every morning in my Cafe con Leche^[1]. (Authentic? no. pure heavenly caramel latte deliciousness? yes.) I LOVE this sauce. I made it for a special dessert and loved it so much, I just kept making it. I'll be sharing that dessert tomorrow, but first, here is the sauce.

Vanilla Bean Salted Caramel Sauce
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups
(printable recipe)
^[2]

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 vanilla beans, about 1/2 teaspoon scraped seeds OR 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar and the water. Stir to combine and then cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves; about 5 minutes. There is no need to stir, simply swirl the pan over the burner occasionally as the sugar dissolves.

Raise the heat to medium high and cook the sauce, swirling the pan occasionally, until it is amber colored; about 7-8 minutes. (It will go from amber to burnt in just moments, so keep a close eye on the pan!) Add the butter, be prepared for it to bubble and sputter, lightly stir or swirl to melt, do not scrape the sides of the pan or splash sauce up the sides of the pan. (This will cause crystallization, if you scrape the uncooked sugars back into the sauce.)

Once the butter is melted, remove from the heat and add the vanilla beans, heavy cream and salt. It will bubble again, but will calm quickly. Whisk or stir to combine (again, not scraping sides of the pan) and then let cool before transferring to a jar and refrigerating for storage. Enjoy!

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Delicate Chocolate Cookies ~ Gluten Free or Not^[3]

References

1. ^{^} Cafe con Leche (barefeetinthekitchen.blogspot.com)
2. ^{^} (printable recipe) (barefeetinthekitchen-recipes.blogspot.com)
3. ^{^} ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Delicate Chocolate Cookies ~ Gluten Free or Not (www.barefeetinthekitchen.blogspot.com)

Source : http://www.barefeetinthekitchen.com/2013/05/vanilla-bean-salted-caramel-sauce-recipe.html

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