Easy Butterscotch Sauce
Homemade Butterscotch Sauce is thick and luxurious like caramel sauce, with a deeper molasses flavor. The recipe has 1 step and only requires 5 simple ingredients! This sauce tastes amazing drizzled over ice cream, cake, cookies--any dessert, and it's one of my favorite dips for apple slices. See how many ways you can use this deliciously sweet sauce.Makes 1 cup, or 16 Tbsp.
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter*
- 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup half and half, or use equal parts heavy cream and milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat - Combine all ingredients in a small/medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat while whisking contantly. Continue whisking until thickened and no longer watery (6-9 min)**. Keep in mind it thickens more as it cools. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Notes
*If using salted butter, reduce salt to 1/2 tsp or add it to taste.
**If you notice sugar crystallization on the sides of the pan, use a pastry brush moistened with water to brush down the sides of your saucepan
To Fix a Grainy or Separated Butterscotch Sauce: If the sauce looks grainy or starts to separate, take it off the heat and whisk in 1–2 tablespoons of warm water or warm half-and-half. Return it to the heat and keep whisking as it comes back to a gentle boil until it looks smooth again.
Storage
- Refrigerator - Cool the sauce to room temperature within 2 hours, and then pour it into an airtight container (I prefer a mason jar). Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- Freezer - Cool the sauce and then pour it into an airtight container, leaving at least 1 inch of headspace for expansion. Freeze for up to 3 months, and then thaw overnight in the fridge. Reheat slowly to make it more drizzle-able, or if it separates in the freezer.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Butterscotch Sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
90
% Daily Value*
Fat
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
10
mg
3
%
Sodium
154
mg
7
%
Potassium
30
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
14
g
5
%
Sugar
14
g
16
%
Protein
0.3
g
1
%
Vitamin A
114
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
0.1
mg
0
%
Calcium
21
mg
2
%
Iron
0.1
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
