Easy Caramel Sauce you can make with only 3 ingredients! Rich, smooth, and perfectly sweet- you want to make this easy caramel sauce over and over again!
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Easy Caramel Sauce
Now I’ve made caramel sauce before that used a number of ingredients (and is super tasty!), I’ve used a caramel hot sauce for my Buffalo Wing Popcorn– but this time I wanted a simple caramel sauce using the fewest ingredients possible.
Here you have a 3 ingredient caramel sauce (4 ingredients if you use salt!) that is so smooth, delicious and one of the best caramel sauces ever!
In the past I’ve burned my fair share of caramel attempts which is why I love my original caramel recipe because it is pretty hard to screw up- however, once I figured out the stages of how to make caramel I don’t burn it anymore!
How to make caramel sauce:
- Melt sugar over medium heat. As the sugar melts it will start to clump before it gets smooth. This is normal.
- Continue stirring, allowing the melted sugar to become an amber color and start to have a nutty smell. Don’t let it go past this stage or else it will burn!
- Once it is amber, add in the butter and whisk together. Adding the butter will cause the sugar to get really foamy and rise a bit. Stirring until the butter is fully mixed in.
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream, whisking as you pour. As the heavy cream mixes in completely the caramel will smooth out.
- Stir in your salt if using.
- Pour your salted caramel sauce into a glass container and allow it to cool. It will thicken up really nicely once fully cooled.
Tips for making homemade caramel sauce:
- Use a heavy bottomed sauce pan- this helps distribute the heat and it won’t burn as easily
- After you’ve made the caramel sauce let it cool and thicken.
- If you need it to thicken fast, stick it in your freezer for 20-30 minutes.
Does Caramel Sauce need to be refrigerated? How long does homemade caramel last?
Yes! Keep unused caramel sauce in your refrigerator up to 2 weeks!
This recipe is simple and very sweet! Just how I like it!
If you like this recipe make sure to check out these other delicious sweet treats!
- Easy Chocolate Stripped Popcorn
- Banana Caramel Ice Cream
- Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes
- Caramel Pear Pie
- Homemade Caramels
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Easy Caramel Sauce
Simple Caramel Sauce you can make with only 3 ingredients! Rich, smooth, and perfectly sweet- you want to make this delicious caramel sauce over and over again!
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 12 tbs unsalted butter at room temp
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream at room temp
- 2 tsp salt optional
Instructions
How to make caramel sauce:
- In a heavy bottomed sauce pan/pot, add your sugar. Over medium heat melt the sugar stirring constantly. As the sugar melts it will start to clump before it gets smooth. This is normal. (2 cups white sugar)
- Once it’s melted, continue stirring, and allow it to become an amber color and start to have a nutty smell. Be careful not to let it go past this stage or else it will burn and no one wants that!
- Once it is the right color, add in the butter and whisk together. Whisking helps the butter not separate, or if it does separate from the sugar it will help it reincorporate. Adding the butter will cause the sugar to get really foamy and rise a bit. That’s good! Keep stirring until the butter is fully mixed in. (12 tbs unsalted butter)
- Once the butter is mixed in, slowly pour in the heavy cream, whisking as you pour. The mixture will become slightly foamy again and that’s fine. As it mixes in completely it will smooth out. (1 cup heavy cream)
- Stir in your salt, and if cool enough do a little taste test. If it isn’t salty enough for your liking add more in in 1 tsp increments until it is as salty as you want it. (2 tsp salt)
- Pour your salted caramel sauce into a glass container and allow it to cool. It will thicken up really nicely once fully cooled. If you need it to thicken fast, stick it in your freezer for 20-30 minutes.
- Keep unused caramel sauce in your refrigerator up to 2 weeks!
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