Caramel Butter Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar, water, salt, and cream of tartar in a heavy duty 2 quart saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
• 2 cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from the sides of the pan.
• 3 remove cover, and cook without stirring, to a soft crack stage.(270 degrees or just a bit more) watch carefully for it to turn light amber. if it turns dark amber, it is burnt. add the butter and whisk it in quickly.
• 4 remove from heat; add cream and whisk it inches.
• 5 serve warm over ice cream, fresh fruit, cake, or apple crisp.