Homemade Caramel Sauce Easy & Quick

I’m pulling back the curtain and revealing to you the truth about caramel sauce. It is so simple and inexpensive to make at home. Caramel sauce can be made in 5 minutes and truth be told I make it without a candy thermometer. If you feel you need one to ensure the temp that is fine of course. I usually watch and stir and in a few minutes I have wonderful homemade caramel I can use for so many things. You can save it in the fridge and know it is there giving you peace of mind to level up so many desserts in an instant. Desserts, coffees or a drizzle on french toast. It’s a sure way to jazz up so many foods.

Three Quick & Easy Steps to Homemade Delicious Caramel Sauce

Ingredients for the caramel sauce are more than likely around in your pantry. This is what makes it so wonderful. You can make it the night before if you need it for a recipe the next day. I often make it days before in small batches. One or two small 8 oz mason jars are perfect for this purpose.

Ingredients:

• Sugar ( Cane, brown or coconut)
• Butter (unsalted)
• Heavy Cream
• optional: vanilla extract
• Optional: Salt used for Salted Caramel Variation

Homemade Caramel Sauce Easy & Quick

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Ingredients

  

• 1 cup sugar cane, brown, or coconut
• 6 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla (optional)
• 1/4 tsp optional: Salt (only add salt if you want salted caramel)

Instructions

 

• In a sauce pan on medium heat begin to melt the unsalted butter, do not allow to brown or burn
• add the sugar and continue to whisk continuously for a few minutes when all is nicely combined it will have a smoother texter.
• At this point add the cream and continue to slowly stir, raise the heat a little higher for a minute or so. Continue to stir, let it begin to bubble, at this point it will begin to look and smell like caramel. Continue to whisk until it is smooth and creamy. Total is about 5 minutes from start to finish. Pour into your 8 oz mason jars. Allow to cool. Then place in refrigerator. Can store up to 3 weeks in fridge. or put in freezer friendly container and store for up to 2 or 3 months.

Notes

Vanilla is optional

Salt is only added to make salted caramel. You can add salt as needed with each individual recipe. I always make my batches unsalted and spoon out a little. At that point if i want to add a tiny bit of salt i will add it to the small amount i removed from my jar.

Be sure to remove from heat immediately  after cooking and transfer to jars to cool.

This is so simple and easy you will never waste your time on expensive, store bought, overly processed so called caramel sauce again! You also get the pleasure of saying you made it yourself!

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