Homemade Caramel Sauce Easy & Quick
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!