Boy does this caramel sauce taste good! This is hands down the best homemade salted caramel recipe ever! Dip some apples or drizzle it over vanilla ice cream.
Last year my salted caramel cheesecake was a huge hit at both Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I wanted to share a post on how to make the caramel sauce by itself. This is super easy and requires sugar, butter, and heavy cream. That’s it. Three ingredients to make the worlds best dessert sauce.
You can do so many things with homemade caramel, you can drizzle it over ice cream, brownies, cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, etc.
Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe (with video)
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
12 mins
The world's best and easiest homemade caramel sauce recipe! Dip fruit or drizzle it over ice cream and brownies for the win.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Caramel, Homemade Caramel
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 74 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Cook the sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves completely and turns into a copper color.
- Add the butter and use a whisk to stir.
- Once the butter melts completely, pour in the heavy cream slowly and wish until well combined.
- Cook for an additional minute and then remove from heat.
- Let the caramel sauce cool completely before enjoying!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Use salted butter and add 1 tsp of salt if you want to make salted caramel.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe (with video)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 74 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 5mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Sugars 8g
Vitamin A 3.4%
Vitamin C 0.1%
Calcium 0.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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