Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe
Ready in 15 minutes, this caramel sauce recipe calls for only 4 ingredients. It's easy to make and you can use it to top your desserts or add to your drinks.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 124kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Place sugar and water in a large sauce pan, don't stir the mixture.
- Bring the sugar and water to boil and simmer until the mixture gets a light amber color.
- Add in butter and stir to melt the butter.
- turn the heat off and slowly add in heavy cream and stir well.
- If you like the sauce to be thick, place the sauce pan back on the heat and cook it for a couple of minutes.
- Let the caramel sauce cool a little bit and store it in a jar.
Notes
- Store the caramel sauce in a jar and refrigerate for up to 10 days. Don't freeze the caramel sauce.
- Keep the heat at medium to medium low to avoid the sugar burning.
- You can also use brown sugar to make this recipe.
- For salted caramel add 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt to the sugar and water.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 9mg | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 233IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg