Foodies, take note: This homemade salted butter caramel recipe is captivating TikTok and guaranteed to delight your taste buds. With gray skies and cooling autumn temps, its comforting richness hits the spot—perfect in yogurt, on toast, stirred into coffee, or by the spoonful. While ready-made versions exist, nothing rivals a proper homemade caramel. Straight from TikTok's Hugo.Desserts, this straightforward method delivers pro results every time.
Heads up: It's intensely sweet, so enjoy in moderation. Split the vanilla pods lengthwise, scrape out the seeds, and combine pods and seeds with the cream in a saucepan. Infuse for 15 minutes. In another saucepan, melt one-third of the sugar. Add the next third once melted—it should turn smooth, liquid, and amber-hued. Pour in the hot cream in two stages. Boil for 1 minute, stirring. Transfer to a bowl, stir in fleur de sel and butter until smooth. Spread into a large tray, cover directly with plastic wrap, and chill for 2 hours. Dig in!
