Homemade Caramel Sauce
We'll show you how to make caramel sauce with only 3 ingredients! This homemade caramel sauce is easy to make and is ready in under 20 minutes. Perfect to add to brownies, cookies, ice cream and more.
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 222kcal
Cost $4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 6 tbsp Butter Cut into 6-8 pieces
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- ½ tsp Optional: Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Place a non-stick saucepan over medium heat and add the sugar. Stir consistently until chunks of sugar start to form. Keep stirring until a thick brown liquid is formed (all the sugar is melted).
- Add the butter and stir for 2-3 minutes until the butter is fully melted into the sugar mixture. The mixture will bubble like crazy so be careful!
- Slowly drizzle in the heavy cream and let boil for 1 minute, while continuing to stir.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- OPTIONAL - add the vanilla at this point and stir until fully combined.
- and let cool and thicken (approx. 30 minutes).
- Enjoy or store in an air tight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 17mg | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 481IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.03mg
