Cooking Thursday

We made something yummy in our last MOPS group. It's a caramel dipping sauce that's so easy and good I have to share it with you! It tastes great as a dipping sauce, but if you reheat it a little in the microwave, you could use it as a ice cream sauce  or anywhere else you use caramel sauce.
We put ours in these little canning jars, then put the jars in a small cellophane jar with an apple on top. The bag was tied, with a tag attached that said: "To a sweet friend".  It was very cute and would make a nice gift for a friend, or even a teacher.

 Easy Caramel Sauce

1 stick butter 

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

a pinch of salt 

Melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and whisk vigorously to combine.

Add cream. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add vanilla and salt. Stir until combined. Cool, then store in refrigerator. Mixture will thicken as it cools. Can be used cool or warmed.