Salted Caramel Syrup

This is a Starbucks copycat recipe for their salted caramel syrup. This is a thinner simple syrup, perfect for mixing into coffee or other beverages; not a thick caramel syrup for topping ice cream or other desserts. If you are in need of a homemade salted caramel syrup for your morning coffee, a latte, a mocha or even to mix into a cocktail (like an Appletini) this is it!

This is the easiest homemade salted caramel syrup recipe you will find! I’ll show you how to use store-bought caramel sauce or caramel topping to make this simple syrup. If you prefer to make your own caramel sauce before beginning the recipe below feel free, but it’s not necessary for success.

Related: Next up learn to make Cinnamon Dolce syrup or Toffee Nut Syrup.

Ingredients

• Granulated white sugar
• Water
• Caramel sauce / topping
• Sea salt

How to make Salted Caramel Syrup

In a small pan, combine the sugar and water. On medium heat, simmer together and stir until sugar is fully dissolved and there are no grains. Then stir in the caramel sauce, whisking until full dissolved.

Remove from heat and immediately stir in the salt.

Let cool and pour into an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes for Success

• Do not boil simple syrup for more than the time it takes to dissolve. It you overcook your syrup it will eventually become caramel. We are aiming for caramel simple syrup, not caramel.
• I recommend using sea salt for this recipe. It elevates it. Plus flaky sea salt is great for topping baked goods and many other uses. It’s worth it!

More Homemade Syrup Recipes

• Peppermint Syrup
• Cranberry Syrup
• Pumpkin Spice Syrup
• Honey Syrup
• Mint Syrup
• Cherry Syrup
• Raspberry Syrup
• Strawberry Syrup

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Salted Caramel Syrup

a homemade simple syrup for coffee and other drinks flavored like salted caramel

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword salted caramel syrup

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 63kcal

Author A Beautiful Mess

Ingredients

• ½ cup granulated white sugar
• ¾ cup water
• ¼ cup caramel topping
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

• In a small pan, combine the sugar and water. On medium heat, simmer together and stir until sugar is fully dissolved and there are no grains.
• Then stir in the caramel sauce, whisking until full dissolved.
• Remove from heat and immediately stir in the salt.
• Let cool and pour into an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes

Do not boil simple syrup for more than the time it takes to dissolve. It you overcook your syrup it will eventually become caramel. We are aiming for caramel simple syrup, not caramel.

Taste the syrup once cooled and add more salt if you like. 

I recommend using sea salt for this recipe. It elevates it. Plus flaky sea salt is great for topping baked goods and many other uses. It’s worth it!

Nutrition

Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 5mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.01mg