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Caramel Sauce

A really quick and easy homemade caramel sauce recipe that comes together in 10 minutes! All it takes is sugar, butter, and cream. This luscious caramel can be poured and drizzled on so many things!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: caramel sauce
Servings: 1 cup
Author: Lora

Equipment

  • 1 heavy bottomed sauce pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 6 Tbsp butter salted or unsalted
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • In a 2 (or 3) quart pan, melt the sugar over medium heat. Whisk the sugar as it melts to make sure you don’t burn it. As soon as sugar comes to a boil, stop stirring. You should have a liquid sugar that is a dark amber color.
  • Add the butter and stir it in. Remove the pan from the heat.
  • Slowly add the cream to the sauce (take caution as it is very hot and it may foam up). Whisk the sauce until it is nice and smooth.
  • Pour into a jar and and store it in the fridge for up two weeks. Heat up before serving.

Notes

Recipe from Simply Recipes
  • Stores nicely in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
  • To reheat the sauce, place a heatproof bowl over a pot with simmering water and gently heat it up (or use your microwave if you have one, heating until warm in 30-second intervals).