Homemade Toffee Sauce is a super-delicious cream, perfect for garnishing ice cream and frozen desserts and filling cakes and desserts. It's a simple caramel sauce with the added fat of liquid cream, which makes it smooth and melting; our version also includes a knob of butter, which adds a touch of shine.
Anyone can make it and only requires a few simple steps for optimal results: simply combine room-temperature water and granulated sugar in a small saucepan—preferably steel with a thick bottom—mix well, and place over heat. The resulting amber liquid is then combined with the cream, gradually pouring in, and then the butter, stirring until completely melted.
Once ready, all you have to do is transfer it to a sterilized glass jar with an airtight seal and let it cool completely.
Is Toffee Sauce the Same as Caramel?
Toffee sauce and caramel sauce are similar but not exactly the same. Toffee sauce is made by heating brown sugar, butter, and cream, giving it a richer, deeper flavor with a slight molasses taste from the brown sugar. Caramel sauce, on the other hand, is typically made by melting white sugar until it turns golden and then adding butter and cream, resulting in a smoother, more delicate flavor.
Ingredients
How to Make Toffee Sauce
Collect the water and sugar in a thick-bottomed steel saucepan.
Collect the water and sugar in a thick-bottomed steel saucepan.
Mix well with a wooden spoon and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Mix well with a wooden spoon and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Bring the liquid to the boil and, when it has taken on an amber colour, turn off the heat.
Bring the liquid to the boil and, when it has taken on an amber colour, turn off the heat.
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Pour in the liquid cream in a thin stream, mixing in the meantime with a wooden spoon.
Pour in the liquid cream in a thin stream, mixing in the meantime with a wooden spoon.
Incorporate the butter, which will give the sauce a greater shine.
Incorporate the butter, which will give the sauce a greater shine.
Transfer the toffee sauce into a glass jar with an airtight seal and let it cool.
Transfer the toffee sauce into a glass jar with an airtight seal and let it cool.
The toffee sauce is ready to be enjoyed.
The toffee sauce is ready to be enjoyed.
FAQs
What can I use toffee sauce for?
It will prove to be the ideal topping for a bowl of vanilla ice cream, a slice of chocolate cake, a cheesecake, a chocolate chip muffin, or a bowl of fresh fruit, for a delicious snack suitable for the whole family or a happy ending to a meal that will conquer the palates of your guests.
What else can I add to toffee sauce?
If desired, you can make it even more fragrant with 2-3 drops of vanilla extract or the seeds of 1/2 vanilla bean. If you prefer to skip the cream, first make a dry caramel—that is, melt the sugar directly in the saucepan—then stir in 115 milliliters of boiling whole milk, and only at the end, add the butter. Be careful not to overheat the mixture, as it should not burn.
Storage Instructions
The toffee sauce can be stored in the refrigerator, tightly closed in an airtight container, for up to 5 days; if it becomes too solid, simply warm it briefly in a bain-marie to restore its creaminess.
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