Description
Indulge in the rich and silky delight of homemade caramel sauce with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for drizzling over ice cream, cakes, or using as a dip for fruits, this sauce is a versatile addition to your dessert repertoire.
Ingredients
Scale
Granulated Sugar:
- 1 cup
Unsalted Butter (cut into pieces):
- 6 tablespoons
Heavy Cream:
- 1/2 cup
Salt:
- 1/4 teaspoon
Vanilla Extract:
- 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar and stir constantly until melted and amber in color.
- Immediately add the butter and stir until fully melted and combined.
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream while stirring. Allow the mixture to boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat, stir in salt and vanilla extract, and let cool for 10–15 minutes. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
The sugar will clump and then melt into a liquid. Keep stirring.
Notes
- For salted caramel, increase salt to 1/2 teaspoon or to taste.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- Reheat before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
