Let's be really honest here and admit that when it comes to salted caramel, you could easily grab a big ole spoon and eat it bite after bite right off of the spoon and not be able to stop until you realize that you ate it all! Now take a moment to think about how good salty caramel is when it is on a spoon by itself, and imagine how good it would taste incorporated into some of your top favorite desserts! It would just take the amazing taste to the next level.
Below are some of the best salted caramel dessert recipes that you can find that will make your mouth water and keep your sweet tooth satisfied; and maybe, just maybe, you will be willing to share with those you love the most!
1. Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe
Brownies are good whether you make them from scratch or use the boxed mix. With this recipe, you can go either way and you won't go wrong. This recipe is all about your caramel sauce that plays up the flavors and leaves you wanting to eat the whole pan at one time. It gives you all the flavors of sweet and salty, without making the dessert too salty.
Ingredients for the brownies:
This recipe is so easy and fast that all you need is boxed brownie mix! Any type will do and it will taste amazing. If you prefer scratch made brownies, any of your favorite brownie recipes will do!
Ingredients for the Caramel Sauce:
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of water
4 tablespoons of butter cut into cubes
1/4 cup of heavy cream
Sea salt to top it all off with
How to make it:
Make your boxed brownies or favorite brownie recipe from scratch and let them cool
In a small saucepan, put sugar and water in and heat it up over medium hear
Use a wooden spoon to mix it all together
Bring the mixture to a boil and keep stirring it frequently so it does not burn on the bottom
Increase the heat from medium to high, and and allow it to boil until it is a ddeep gold color
Do not stir the mixture during this time. Allow to go for 4-5 minutes
Turn the heat off, and stir in the cubed butter and heavy cream (the mixture will start to bubble up. This is normal, but be careful not to get burned!)
Let mixture cool in pan slightly until it begins to thicken
Pour slightly cooled mixture over completely cooled brownies
Sprinkle very generously with sea salt
Allow the brownies to sit for about 20 minutes before slicing and serving...or just digging in!
2. Salted Caramel Pudding
Ingredients:
1 box vanilla pudding
2/3 cups milk
3/4 cups vodka (optional!)
1/2 cup caramel sauce
1 heaping tablespoon sea salt
How to make it:
In a large mixing bowl, mix together box of vanilla pudding mix, milk, and vodka if using. Once well combined, put it in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes to allow it to set
Fold in 1/2 cup of cool whip and the caramel sauce
Scoop into bowls, shot glasses, chilled china glasses, etc. and garnish with some whip cream and more caramel sauce drizzled on top. Don't forget to add the salt sprinkled on top to really give it that salty caramel, sweet taste
3. Salted Caramel Banana Pudding
You are probably thinking that banana pudding is so good that it should be left alone and not messed with! However, adding salted caramel to banana pudding only adds to the flavor instead of detracting from anything you love about your favorite banana pudding recipe. You will fall in love with banana pudding on a whole other level with this amazing recipe!
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cup milk
1 box of vanilla pudding mix
3 cups of heavy cream
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cups of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups of caramel (it will be divided)
1 box of vanilla wafers
4 very ripe bananas sliced into small circle slices
sea salt to garnish
How to make it:
In a large bowl, mix together your milk, pudding mix, and sweetened condensed milk. Use a whisk to mix thoroughly, making sure there are no lumps, and refrigerate 5 minutes, or until set.
In another large bowl mix together the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat it thoroughly on high speed until stiff peaks start to form (usually takes about 2-3 minutes). Set half of this mixture off to the side. Use the other half and fold it into your pudding mixture
Add 1/3 cups of caramel into the pudding mixture
Grab a trifle dish, cover the bottom of it with vanilla wafers
Top those cookies with 1/3 of your caramel pudding mixture
Put on another layer of wafer cookies
Add a layer of bananas
Drizzle caramel on top and sprinkle with salt
Repeat that process of layering pudding, cookies, bananas, caramel, and salt, until you reach the top of the dish
Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours or totally overnight
Once put on a plate to serve, add a squirt of whip cream and crumbled cookies to garnish
4. Salted caramel sheet cake
With this sheet cake recipe, there will be no way that you can eat one piece. This mouth-watering cake will make even the most disciplined, non-sweets eater go back to the table for seconds...maybe even thirds!
Ingredients for the cake:
1 cup of room temperature softened butter
1 cup of packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs- set out and at room temperature
1 teaspoons of pure vanilla
1/2 cup of plain yogurt
2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour (keep your bag of flour out so you can flour your baking pan
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoons of kosher or sea salt
1 cup of WHOLE milk
Ingredients for the caramel frosting:
1/2 cups of butter
1 cup of dark brown sugar-packed
6 tablespoons of whole milk (this will be divided)
3 cups of powdered sugar (must be sifted)
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoons kosher or sea salt
Salted caramel sauce
Toffee Bits
Sea Salt to top it off with
How to make the cake:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, grease a 12" X 17" sheet pan, and sprinkle LIGHTLY with flour
Grab a large bowl and hand mixer. Mix butter for 1 minute on medium speed. Add sugars and beat on medium until the mixture isl light and fluffy
Add eggs and vanilla to sugar mixture and mix until smooth
Add yogurt and mix on medium speed until it is all well combined
In another large bowl, put in flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk together.
Pour half of your flour mixture into your butter mixture and beat on low speed for just a few seconds
Pour in 1/2 cup of milk, beat on low speed for about 5 seconds
Repeat this process until all of the flour and milk is combined in butter mixture until it is smooth
Be careful not to over-mix the mixture. Only mix until combined
Spread the batter into your prepared pan. Using a rubber spatula to smooth it into a smooth even layer
Bake until it is lightly brown on top- for about 22-24 minutes
Allow it to cool completely o a wire rack before adding the frosting
How to make the frosting:
While the cake is in the oven, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat
Once completely melted, whisk in your brown sugar until it is smooth and totally combined
Bring the mixture to a boil. Once at a boil, add in 2 tablespoons of your milk, and boil for 1 minute
Remove the pan from the heat, and pour mixture into a large bowl. Mixture is VERY hot- carefully set mixture aside and allow to cool for 45 minutes
Once cooled, add in the rest of your milk, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt
Use a handheld mixer and and beat on low speed for 20 seconds
Slowly get a little faster with the mixer until you reach high speed and beat for 3 minutes
If your frosting is too thick, add in 1 more tablespoon at a time until it reaches your desired consistency
Spread your frosting on top of your cooled cake
Drizzle caramel, sea salt, and toffee bits evenly on top.
Each of these recipes are going to be so good that it will be hard to keep you and your families hands off of it! You will want to eat the whole thing in one sitting, but they will taste great for at least a week if you can make them last that long!