Salted Caramel Cheesecake

If some is good, more is better, right? While we include a healthy portion of salted caramel on our cheesecakes, we know there are caramel lovers out there who always want more. If you find yourself desiring an extra dose, check out the recipe below for a homemade salted caramel sauce!

Ingredients
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp (90g) unsalted butter, room temp and cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup (110ml) heavy cream, room temp
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp fine sea salt

Directions
1). Very important to make sure your butter and heavy cream are at room temperature
Measure all of your ingredients in advance and set them aside.
2). In a medium saucepan, melt down the sugar over medium heat. Whisk occasionally, as it will take about 5 minutes to see any changes in the sugar. As clumps start to form, whisk constantly until it’s completely melted down (this process takes about 15 minutes).
3). Once melted, it will be golden in color. Stop whisking and allow it to caramelize and darken. It will only take 1-2 minutes for it to turn a rich amber color. This happens quickly so keep a close eye on it.
4). Remove the pot from the burner and quickly whisk in the butter all at once. Whisk for about 30 seconds. If it doesn’t fully mix, that’s okay.
5). Quickly pour in the heavy cream while continuing to whisk until it’s smooth and fluid.
6). Lastly, whisk in the vanilla and sea salt.
7). Pour into a glass bowl or jar and allow it to cool for about 30 minutes. It will thicken as it cools

Once cooled, drizzle over your Salted Caramel Cheesecake and enjoy an extra salty sweet indulgence!

CREAM CHEESE: pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums). CONTAINS: milk; eggs (shell eggs); sugar (sugar); Sour Cream (Grade A cultured cream, Contains: milk);
COFFEE: coffee;
SALTED CARAMEL CRUNCH COOKIE: flour (dark northern spring wheat malted barley flour), butter, brown sugar, White Confection (sugar, palm kernel palm oil, whey, nonfat milk, soya lecithin, pure vanilla), white chocolate coating (sugar, palm kernel palm oil, whey, nonfat milk, soya lecithin, artificial color, titanium dioxide, natural flavor, pure vanilla), eggs, toffee candy (sugar, palm oil, butter, almonds, contains less than 2% of: salt, artificial flavor, soy lecithin) pretzel balls (enriched wheat flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, vegetable oil, may contain one or more of the following: corn, canola, cottonseed, soybean, salt, corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, yeast) caramel (milk, cane sugar, corn syrup, sodium bicarbonate, natural vanilla flavor), salt, baking soda, brown rice syrup, corn starch, caramelized sugar flavor (glycerin, water, natural flavor, molasses), natural vanilla flavor, annatto oil (sunflower oil, annatto extract);
CARAMEL TOPPING: corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (condensed milk, sugar), less than 2% of: cream, sugar, water, butter (cream, salt), disodium phosphate, salt, pectin, molasses, natural flavor. CONTAINS: milk;
GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS: Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, riboflavin {Vitamin B2), folic acid), graham flour (whole grain wheat flour), sugar, soybean oil, molasses, high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil*, leavening (baking soda and/or calcium phosphate), salt. CONTAINS: wheat.* Adds a trivial amount of trans fat.
MARGARINE: soybean oil, palm oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of soy lechtin, potassium sorbate (a preservative), vegetable mono diglycerides, citric acid, natural artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), Vitamin A palmitate added, whey (milk). CONTAINS: soybean, milk.