Butterscotch Sauce

Rich, creamy, and easy to make, this delicious old-fashioned butterscotch sauce will make all your favorite treats unforgettable!

Prep Time5

Cook Time8

Total Time13

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Butterscotch Sauce Recipe

Servings: ounces

Calories: 310kcal

Using a 2 to 3-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and stir until melted.
Whisk in the brown sugar and heavy cream. Continue to whisk just until the sugar dissolves. Stop whisking and allow the mixture to boil for 4 minutes. Do not stir.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Allow the butterscotch sauce to sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Pour into a ½ pint mason jar. The longer the sauce sits, the thicker it will get.

This sauce will freeze well. Consider making a big batch of butterscotch sauce and keep it for later.
Keep a close eye on your mixture and follow the boiling time closely, as you don’t want it to burn to the bottom of your pan.
The butterscotch sauce will thicken as it cools. Once it is completely cool, if it is too thick to pour smoothly, it can be reheated for 10 to 15 seconds at a time in the microwave to make it more pourable.