Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade caramel sauce with this easy stovetop recipe. Perfect for drizzling over ice cream or using in your favorite dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
Sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Butter
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into pieces)
Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Melt the Sugar – In a medium saucepan, melt the granulated sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly until amber-colored.
- Add Butter – Add the butter to the melted sugar, stirring until fully combined.
- Pour in Cream – Slowly pour in the heavy cream, stirring continuously as the mixture thickens.
- Season – Remove from heat, stir in salt and vanilla extract if desired. Let cool before using.
Notes
- Exercise caution with hot sugar to prevent burns.
- For salted caramel, increase salt to 1/2 teaspoon.
- Great for topping ice cream, coffee, or baking.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
