Kittencal's Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce or Ice Cream Topping

Description: With only very few ingredients and five minutes to make it just couldn't get any easier and it tastes so good! ---it goes great with bread pudding, over ice cream and with desserts :)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup salted butter (no substitutions)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar (well packed)
• 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream, unwhipped (35% cream, no less! can use a little more cream)
• 2 -4 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)

Steps:

1. In a small saucepan melt butter with salt.
2. Add the brown sugar; whisk until combined and thickened (about 2 minutes).
3. Whisk in the whipping cream, until thoroughly blended (2 more minutes).
4. Mix in vanilla (if using) until combined.
5. NOTE; this sauce will thicken up more when refrigerated.