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Caramel Syrup for Coffee
Esha Iftikhar

Caramel Syrup for Coffee

A simple homemade caramel syrup made with just 4 ingredients: sugar, water, vanilla, and salt. It stirs into hot and iced coffee without clumping
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 16 servings of 1 tbsp
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup water to dissolve caramel
  • Half cup water added after
  • Half tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Small pinch of salt

Method
 

  1. First step is to heat sugar in a saucepan on medium heat
    2. No stirring at first
  2. Then, when the sugar melts like deep golden amber, turn the heat low
  3. Carefully add ¼ cup of water
    4. It will bubble like crazy. Stir slowly
  4. After that, add half a cup of water and mix
  5. Then, add vanilla + pinch of salt
    6. For salted caramel syrup, stir in an extra pinch of sea salt off the heat. Taste first, then add more if you want.
  6. Let it cool, then pour into a jar and enjoy

Notes

  • For salted caramel syrup, stir in an extra pinch of sea salt off the heat
  • Keep it in a glass jar in the fridge
  • If it thickens, warm the jar in a cup of hot water for a minute.