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a jar of caramel sauce on a wood board with caramel running over the edge

Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe

Sweet, creamy, smooth, and so good. This Homemade Caramel Sauce is the perfect topping for all of your favorite desserts!
Course: Sauces
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 58kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Combine sugar and salt in a small, heavy saucepan.
  • Cook over medium-low heat, stirring continually with a wooden spoon until sugar melts and turns a light golden color (about 10-12 minutes).
  • Immediately turn off heat and stir in butter.
  • Mix in cream a little at a time.
  • Stir in vanilla.

Notes

Tips For Success:
  • When you're melting the sugar, make sure you keep stirring! It burns very quickly.
  • The hardest thing about candy is burner temperatures! We cook on a natural gas range so, our low could be your medium. Keep an eye on the sugar and adjust as necessary!
  • A wooden spoon is the best to stir with, but you can use a whisk.
  • Make sure you stir around the corners as well, not just the center!
  • The caramel will bubble intensely after each addition - butter, cream, vanilla. Be careful!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Tablespoon | Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 3mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.01mg