Caramel sauce

Caramel sauce

By Gordon Ramsay
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Prep: 2 mins Cook: 10 mins

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Serves 10
This classic sauce uses only three ingredients. Drizzle around chocolate puddings or over your favourite ice cream

Nutrition and extra info

  • Freezable

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal206
  • fat12g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs27g
  • sugars27g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0.09g
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Ingredients

  • 250g caster sugar
  • 142ml pot double cream
  • 50g butter
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Method

  1. Tip the sugar into a heavy-based frying pan, stir in 4 tbsp water, then place over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Turn up the heat and bubble for 4-5 mins until you have caramel. Take off the heat, then carefully stir in the cream and butter. Leave the sauce to cool, then tip into a squeezy bottle.

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stephen hill
10th Dec, 2019
Could you add a flavouring to the sauce like orange for a twist of flavour??
Rach C
14th Sep, 2017
Hi hope someone out there can help me. I just tried a recipe very similar to this : 90g butter, 200g sugar and 120ml cream. Let's say if I wanted to make caramel I got it spot on but as a sauce - no chance! It's so stiff and thick and sticks to your teeth, impossible to use as a pouring sauce. Any suggestions?
Rach C
14th Sep, 2017
I'm going to roll it into balls and dip in chocolate so I can use them as a cake decoration haha!
BanaanHangwagen
23rd May, 2017
To my fellow homecooks before me.. if you get non-caremelized sugar, your pan is simply not hot enough. That's the ONLY reason if your sugar doesn't melt into a fluid and then caramelizes. The water isn't needed at all. You can caramelize sugar without water just fine, the water is just added to make it easier for us homecooks. It's all about temperature. Adding water allows you to more gradually heat up the mass to the desired temperature, it acts as a safety valve. Without the water you run the risk of running your pan too hot, creating a mixture of partly burned sugar and partly undissolved sugar. If the sauce hardens up after making it, simply add more cream and/or butter to keep it soft. That's all.
twinmum
26th Sep, 2016
Sorry Gordon, I too followed freshcream's no fuss, foolproof recipe from Nov 2011, and it was a real hit with work colleagues. Here it is again to save you scrolling down ... "Goodness this recipe sounds tricky - why bother? here's a foolproof one which lasts forever in the fridge and NEVER hardens: - in a saucepan throw in some butter (2-3 tbsp) with about 5 tbsp light muscovado sugar and about 150 ml golden syrup. Boil for 5 minutes then add about 130 ml double cream. stir to combine and take off heat. ENJOY!!!" - freshcream
wardanaeem
28th Nov, 2014
BEST RECIPE EVER! Literally. I've been trying and throwing away tons of caramel sauce fails. I followed the exact technique as mentioned. Though I darkened it a bit too much, but nearly nailed it for the first time. oh the tears of success!
Rybena2
16th Jul, 2014
5.05
I love this - it's so simple and it's the first time I've ever really tried making a sauce. The bubble bit was so fun.
jennyhw
29th Oct, 2013
Read all the comments, and decided to make the recipe put on by freshcream. It was AMAZINIG and I will definitely make it again thank you freshcream.
12moom
13th Oct, 2013
It is so yummy!!! At the end I added in a little sea salt to make to it salty Carmel !!!
trace28za
23rd Feb, 2013
4.05
Great Recipe, only stirred right in the end when the butter and cream was added. Used as a glaze on vanilla cupcakes and a topping on ice-cream.

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bullstroke
24th Jun, 2013
Where should this be stored ? Fridge or cupboard. Also how long will it keep ? Worked a treat, tastes amazing !
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