Milk/Cream

Salted Caramel Walnut Sauce

Name: Salted Caramel Walnut Sauce
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 1/4 cup water; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt, to taste; 2/3 cup heavy cream; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided; Maldon salt, for garnish; 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts

by: mrslarkin

May 6, 2014

4 8 Ratings

Makes about 2 cups

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Author Notes

Wet nuts, only better, in my humble opinion. If you'd like to gild the lily, bedazzle the top of whatever you are pouring this on with a few flakes of Maldon. —mrslarkin

Test Kitchen Notes

Like a good wine, the salt in this caramel sauce achieves a great balance between notes of butterscotch and toasted nuts. It came together in a snap and was delightful spooned over vanilla ice cream. Since the recipe can easily be scaled up or down (I initially only made half a batch), it would make a perfect gift during the holidays, especially for friends who consider caramel a mystery best left to professionals. —chez_mere

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What You'll Need

Ingredients

¹/₄ cup water
1 cup brown sugar
¹/₂ to ³/₄ teaspoons kosher salt, to taste
²/₃ cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
Maldon salt, for garnish
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Directions

Over medium heat, bring the water, sugar, and salt to boil in a heavy-bottomed medium saucepan. Cook for 3 minutes or so.
Stir in 2 tablespoons of butter. When butter begins to foam, pour in the cream. The mixture will bubble up, so be careful. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for another 3 minutes.
Move pan off the heat and stir in the remaining butter, then stir in the nuts. Let sauce cool slightly before serving.
For storing, pour into a clean 2-cup jar and refrigerate.

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