To make homemade butterscotch sauce melt butter in a sauce pan. Add the sugar and mix in, then add the cream and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes while stirring. Take off the heat and add the vanilla and salt. Unlike caramel sauce where you have to worry about crystallization and checking temperatures, here things are very simple. 1.
Kim's homemade old fashioned butterscotch sauce creates a buttery sweet topping perfect ice cream, cake, and all sorts of desserts! In a large, heavy bottomed saucepan combine the butter, sugar, heavy whipping cream, and salt over medium heat.
In the top pan of a double boiler (or heat safe bowl over a sauce pan with simmering water), combine the butterscotch chips, butter, cashew butter, and vanilla. Stir while the chips and butter melt until everything is well combined. Stir in nuts, if desired. Pour into prepared baking dish and smooth evenly.
Creamy, rich butterscotch fudge that's sugar free means you'll want to keep this on hand to ward off temptation. Just 4 (or 5, if you like nutty fudge) ingredients and about an hour and you've got a delicious, low carb, homemade fudge everyone will love. Line a small baking dish (8 x 6, 8 x8, etc.) with parchment paper.