Homemade Butterscotch Sauce
Learn how to make the best homemade butterscotch sauce! This easy dessert sauce needs only a few minutes and a few ingredients for delicious old fashioned flavor! Use on ice cream, over cake, in buttercream frosting, and more.
Servings 12 tablespoons
Calories 100kcal
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp (2 oz) unsalted butter,
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar,
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Melt butter in a sauce pan on medium heat.
- Add brown sugar and whisk to mix it into the butter. Then add the cream and bring the sauce to a boil whisking until the sauce is smooth.
- Keep the sauce at a light boil for 5 minutes, whisking occasionally, reducing the heat on the burner if needed.
- Remove the pan from the heat. Add the salt and vanilla. Taste and add more of either if you want to pump up the flavor a bit more.
- Let the sauce cool to room temperature and enjoy.
Notes
- Inspiration: Recipe adapted from Smitten Kitchen - Ridiculously Easy Butterscotch Sauce.
- Brown Sugar: You can use either light or dark brown sugar in the recipe.
- Cooking the Sauce: The sauce will bubble vigorously and the bubbles will stack a bit but be careful not to let them get too much or too high or you may burn the sauce.
- Uses: I have used the sauce in some recipes such as: Hot Apple Pie Bourbon Cocktails and Apple Crisp Bars. You can use the sauce on ice cream, over cake, in buttercream frosting, in lattes or ice coffees, as a fruit dip and more!
- Storage: Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. When chilled, the sauce is pretty solid so warm it back up in saucepan on medium heat for a few minutes if you need it to be pourable.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal