Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

A perfect dessert after a big meal or a nice afternoon snack with coffee, tea or

hot chocolate........vanilla ice cream with a rich, warm caramel sauce.  Bonus, it's a gluten free dessert if you choose the right vanilla ice cream.

1/2 cup salted butter

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)
• Melt butter and add salt in a small saucepan.  Add the brown sugar.  Whisk until combined and thickened (about 2 minutes.  Whisk in the shipping cream, until thoroughly blended (2 more minutes).  Mix in vanilla until combined. The sauce will thicken up more when refrigerated.   (Yield 2 cups)