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Easy Caramel Sauce
Follow this easy recipe to make homemade caramel sauce. It only takes 10 minutes and a few pantry items. Then drizzle it on everything!
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 22 min⏳ Prep: 2 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Amy Flanigan📖 bellyfull
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pot
- spatula
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Add the sugar and water to a 3-quart heavy bottomed pot; stir just slightly so it's combined and sits in a flat even layer, and try to avoid it going up the sides of the pot.
2
Warm pot over medium heat and cook until the sugar dissolves, turns from cloudy to clear, and starts to bubble - this can take a few minutes. (At this point, do not stir again - simply allow to bubble and cook - and keep your heat at medium.)
3
If the sugar forms clumps around the perimeter of the pot, using a spatula, you can gently brush down the sides occasionally, to prevent crystallization. But just continue cooking, without stirring, until the mixture thickens and turns a deep gold color like honey (this can take anywhere from ⏱️ 8-15 minutes), keeping a watchful eye so the mixture doesn’t burn. SEE NOTE BELOW.
4
Carefully add the butter and whisk until completely melted. (The caramel will bubble up rapidly, so be careful and continue to whisk.)
5
Remove the pot from the heat. Slowly pour in the heavy cream, whisking continuously until all of the cream has been incorporated.
6
Whisk in the vanilla and salt.
vanilla1 teaspoon
7
Set aside to cool in the pot for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
8
Then pour into a lidded glass jar and allow to cool completely. (The caramel will be liquid at first, but will thicken up and solidify into a chewy texture as it cools.) Once it's completely cooled, it needs to be stored in the fridge because of the dairy. Reheat to use again - see note below.)
Nutrition Facts
calories
180 kcal
fat Content
11 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
20 g
sodium Content
6 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
34 mg
carbohydrate Content
20 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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