What is the difference between butterscotch and caramel?

When looking for an ice cream topping, dessert lovers might notice that caramel and butterscotch syrups look and taste pretty similar. The confectionaries are both made with melted sugar, but they use different ingredients. read more

Butterscotch and caramel are very different things. The taste difference between the two is far from 'slight' in my opinion. Caramel is typically made with granulated sugar, milk and/or cream, butter, and sometimes vanilla. The primary flavors of caramel are the sugar and milk/cream. Butterscotch on the other hand is made with brown sugar. read more

Caramel is a mix of white granulated sugar, heavy whipping cream, butter, and a dash of vanilla. Butterscotch, on the other hand, is made with brown sugar instead. Butterscotch originally was just a hard candy. read more