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Butterscotch Sauce

The perfect butterscotch sauce recipe made from real food ingredients.
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dessert
Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sucanat or organic sugar
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream I used grass-fed, raw
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp. sea salt

Instructions

  • Add your sucanat (or organic sugar) and butter to a medium saucepan.
  • Turn to medium heat, cook, and stir until the sucanat melts completely and turns into a thick liquid.
  • Cook without stirring for 5 - 10 minutes over medium heat (it should be bubbling) until the mixture reaches the softball stage.
  • You'll notice that the edges that are bubbling up are slightly browned -- the sugar is caramelizing a bit.  That's okay.  Make sure the heat isn't too high, or it will burn quickly.
  • Test the mixture in a small bowl of cold water to see if it holds together loosely.  This is how you know it is at the softball stage.  You can also use a candy thermometer to see if it reaches about 235ºF.
  • Remove from the heat briefly and stir in the cream immediately.  This will be weird...because the cold cream will make the sugar seize up for a bit.  Keep stirring...as the cream warms up, it will come together.
  • Now, when it's basically a liquid, return it to the heat and allow it to come to a boil.  It won't curdle because of the high sugar content,
  • Boil for 10 minutes without stirring.  It will be thickening now into an actual "sauce."
  • Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.  Add the vanilla and the sea salt, a little at a time, tasting until it's how you want.