Christmas has come early to Cupcakes and Couscous with the second challenge I am participating in this month. The lovely Sam over at Pomegranate Days has teamed up with Karon Grieve from Larder Love to challenge bloggers to come up with their favourite foodie Christmas gifts. This is right up my street as I love giving foodie presents during the Festive Season – cookies, flavoured oils, roasted nuts… and this rather delectable salted caramel sauce.
Perfect as a Christmas gift this sauce can be drizzled over ice-cream, spooned onto waffles or poured over apple pie. And if you decide that you want to sneak the odd spoonful straight from the jar, well I wouldn’t blame you for that!
SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE
- 300g castor sugar
- 80ml water
- 1 cup pouring cream
- ½ tsp salt flakes
- 75g butter, cubed
1.) Place castor sugar and water in a medium sized saucepan and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar. Use a pastry brush dipped in hot water to brush away any sugar crystals that collect on the sides of the pot.
2.) Allow to boil for 13-15 minutes without stirring until the syrup is a deep golden colour. Keep a close eye on the pot as sugar syrup burns very quickly! I like to give the pot a swirl when the edges start to colour.
Hi Teresa! I just so happened to be Googling shortcrust pastry when the handy search engine brought me to your blog. What an absolute delight. I cannot wait to take your recipes for a spin in my kitchen.
Love from JHB
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Thanks Leanne! Wishing you many happy kitchen adventures. x
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Ooo Teresa, they looks so delicious. I like the idea of over ice cream, almost as much as I like the idea of churning it into vanilla ice cream before a quick refreeze. I can without hesitation tell you that a jar like this would never last a month in my house!
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Hee hee, same here… 😉 I'm dying to try salted caramel milkshakes too, I think this sauce would be perfect!
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