Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Homemade caramel sauce is so simple, you'll never want store-bought again! Easy 1-step, 5-ingredient salted caramel sauce recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, *
- 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup half and half, or use equal parts heavy cream and milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Combine all ingredients in a small/medium saucepan and simmer over low heat, whisking constantly or until thickened and no longer watery (6-9 min). Keep in mind it thickens more as it cools. Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks. You can re-warm it slightly to make it more drizzle-able.
Recipe Notes
*If using salted butter, reduce salt to 1/2 tsp or add it to taste.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 89
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 152mg7%
Potassium 28mg1%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Sugar 13g14%
Vitamin A 115IU2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.