Caramel Sauce

5 from 14 votes

Make your own caramel (or salted caramel) at home with this easy tutorial! This easy Caramel Sauce recipe takes only four simple ingredients and 15 minutes to make.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings (makes a little over 2 cups)

Calories 197kcal

Author Olivia

Ingredients

Caramel Sauce:

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup water
225 ml heavy cream room temperature
3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
flavoring optional, to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Caramel Sauce:

Place sugar and water into a medium pot, stir to combine and dissolve, but do not stir from this point forward. Cook over high heat, washing down the sides of the pot with a pastry brush dipped in water as needed to prevent crystals.
Cook until desired color of caramel is reached (amber) and immediately remove from heat. Very slowly pour in (room temperature) heavy cream while whisking quickly. The mixture will bubble up (a lot) and boil. Add (room temperature) butter and whisk in.
If you want to make this a flavored caramel, add your flavoring at this point. Whisk it in (start with less than you think you'll need), dip a spoon into the caramel, let it cool, taste it, add more as needed.
Return to heat and simmer gently for 1-2 minutes while whisking constantly.
Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature (about 2 hours). Transfer to a container and allow to thicken.
Store at room temperature for a day or two, in the fridge for 2 weeks, or the freezer for 3 months.

Nutrition

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