My easy recipe for Sticky Toffee Sauce will take you less than 15 minutes to prepare and uses just 5 ingredients. You will find many ways to use this simple to make sauce that is smooth, sweet, creamy and so delicious.
100ml(⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) heavy/whipping creamSee Notes 1 and 2
1teaspoonvanilla extractSee Note 3
125g(½ cup) unsalted butter
½teaspoonsea salt flakes (optional)
Instructions
Add the brown sugar, cream, vanilla extract and butter to a small saucepan. Over medium heat, stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes. Be careful when stirring the hot sauce. Add salt flakes if using, or sprinkle some on as you are serving.
The Toffee Sauce will thicken as it cools. If making in advance, reheat for serving.
Notes
Whipping cream – also known as thickened cream or heavy cream, has a milk fat percentage of at least 35%.
In Australia, the tablespoon is 20 ml or 4 teaspoons. In many other countries, the tablespoon is 15 ml or 3 teaspoons. Please adjust your measurement if necessary.
Use vanilla which is naturally extracted from the bean and avoid those which are artificially flavoured.
Please note, the nutritional information is based on the entire quantity of sauce. It does not include what the sauce is served with.