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How To Make Caramel Sauce

Caramel Sauce is a must make fall treat. Using just a few ingredients you can make it at home in just 15 minutes. See How To Make Caramel Sauce at home and you won't buy the stuff from the store anymore!
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: condiments, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: caramel, caramel sauce, sauces
Servings: 1 Cup
Calories: 1727kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter unsalted
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, add all the sugar at once and start to stir. Stir the sugar until it starts to clump together and turn light brown.
  • Continue to stir the sugar until it completely melts and becomes rich brown in colour. The entire process of stirring the sugar will take about 10 minutes.
  • Immediately add the butter and stir vigorously until it's completely melted. This will take about a minute. It will quickly thicken the butter melts.
  • In a slow steady stream, add the cream. Whisking as you pour. Leave it to come to a boil. This will take about 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in the 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • Caramel sauce will thicken as it cools. Can be used right away or stored in an airtight container in the fridge for later use.

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Notes

  1. Make sure to constantly stir the sugar to avoid burning. 
  2. You may use brown sugar.
  3. If after you add the butter, the sauce splits you can fix it.  Immediately remove it from the heat and whisk constantly for a few minutes until it comes back smooth.  With patience it will work, if this happens to your sauce. 
  4. The sauce will pretty much coat the back of a spoon when it's done.  It will thicken as it cools.
  5. You can store it in the fridge for about two weeks in an airtight container.  Or in the freezer for about two months.
  6. To reheat from the fridge, place in a small saucepan and gently reheat.  To reheat from frozen, let i defrost at room temperature and then place in a saucepan to gently reheat.
Nutrition Facts
How To Make Caramel Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 1727 Calories from Fat 945
% Daily Value*
Fat 105g162%
Saturated Fat 66g413%
Cholesterol 326mg109%
Sodium 1750mg76%
Potassium 89mg3%
Carbohydrates 203g68%
Sugar 200g222%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 3640IU73%
Calcium 96mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.