Hey, y'all! Once you make Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce, you'll never want to buy the store-bought kind again. This rich, buttery sauce is smooth, silky, and perfect for drizzling over ice cream, brownies, cheesecake, apple pie, or even stirring into your morning coffee.

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

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With just a handful of ingredients, you can make a smooth, velvety sauce that's perfect for topping your favorite desserts. It's surprisingly simple to make and worth keeping on hand whenever a sweet craving strikes.

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Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce Ingredients

• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into pieces
• ½ c. heavy cream, at room temperature
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

How to Make Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

1. Bring the butter and heavy cream to room temperature before you begin for the smoothest caramel.
2. In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, cook the sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly until it melts into a smooth amber caramel. Be sure not to let it burn!
3. Add the butter and stir until completely melted. Slowly pour in the heavy cream while stirring carefully, as the mixture will bubble vigorously.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt, if using.
5. Let the caramel cool slightly before serving. It will thicken as it cools. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and gently reheat before using.

Pro Tips For Making This Recipe

1. Bring the butter and cream to room temperature before starting.
2. Melt the sugar slowly over medium heat to prevent burning.
3. Pour in the cream gradually while stirring constantly.
4. Gently reheat the caramel if it becomes too thick.
5. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks and warm before serving.

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Recipe

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

JC Phelps

This Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce is rich, buttery, and perfect for topping your favorite desserts and ice cream.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course sauce

Cuisine American

Servings 1 cup

Calories 1963 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 c. granulated sugar
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter at room temperature and cut into pieces
• ½ c. heavy cream at room temperature
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

Instructions

 

• Bring the butter and heavy cream to room temperature before you begin for the smoothest caramel.
• In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, cook the sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly until it melts into a smooth amber caramel. Be sure to not let it burn!
• Add the butter and stir until completely melted. Slowly pour in the heavy cream while stirring carefully, as the mixture will bubble vigorously.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt, if using.
• Let the caramel cool slightly before serving. It will thicken as it cools. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and gently reheat before using.

Notes

• Bring the butter and cream to room temperature before starting.
• Melt the sugar slowly over medium heat to prevent burning.
• Pour in the cream gradually while stirring constantly.
• Gently reheat the caramel if it becomes too thick.
• Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks and warm before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 1963kcalCarbohydrates: 240gProtein: 4gFat: 115gSaturated Fat: 73gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 29gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 324mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 146mgSugar: 240gVitamin A: 3955IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 0.3mg

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