Description
This easy caramel sauce recipe is to die for! It’s a classic homemade caramel recipe that you’ll make over and over again.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 tbsp salted butter, cubed, room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature
Instructions
- Pour sugar into an even layer in a large saucier pan.
- Heat on medium-high heat, whisking the sugar until melted. The sugar will clump up first, but will eventually completely melt. This will take about 10 minutes.
- Once the sugar has melted, stop whisking. You can allow to cook until the sugar has turned to a little darker amber color to get a deeper caramel flavor, if you like. You may notice a nutty aroma. The change in color will happen quickly, so don’t let it go too long or get too dark or it’ll burn. Remove caramel from the heat.
- Add butter and whisk until combined. The mixture will bubble up, but keep whisking until all the butter has melted and combined.
- Slowly pour the heavy cream into the caramel and whisk until incorporated. I find it can help to add just a bit at a time until the caramel starts to thin out, then you can add the rest.
- Cool for about 10-15 minutes before using. Store leftovers in a jar with a lid. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 298
- Sugar: 33.9 g
- Sodium: 97 mg
- Fat: 18.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.9 g
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 52.9 mg
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