Salted caramel for complex preparations and also to enjoy naturally on ice cream, delicious, good even like that, also on its own as a topping on ice creams. There are many preparations: one could be cheesecake or panna cotta. Have you ever tried it with coffee or added to a delicious hot chocolate? It should be consumed a bit quickly; in the fridge, it lasts about ten days sealed in an airtight jar. The inventor of salted caramel is chocolatier and pastry master Henri Le Roux from Brittany, France, in 1960.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 181.80 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 14.58 (g) of which sugars 14.50 (g)
- Proteins 0.43 (g)
- Fat 13.92 (g) of which saturated 4.52 (g)of which unsaturated 2.45 (g)
- Fibers 0.00 (g)
- Sodium 194.51 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 1 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients to prepare salted caramel
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp coarse salt
Tools to prepare salted caramel
- Pan
- Jar
- Wooden spoon
Steps to prepare salted caramel
Here is this recipe for you which you will surely need these days to prepare something really good… even on its own, it’s delicious
Place the sugar in a pan and, without stirring and on a very low heat, let it melt slowly.
Add the butter and let it incorporate into the now caramelized sugar.
When all the butter is incorporated, add the cream and mix everything.
Once ready, add the coarse salt or, if you prefer, crystal salt.
Here is the salted caramel ready to be consumed as it is, on its own, on ice cream or to prepare caramel ice cream.
