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Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce {salted or unsalted}

The very BEST easy peasy homemade salted (or unsalted!) caramel sauce you can whip up in a hurry and enjoy for weeks!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 360 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 12 tablespoons butter (unsalted) (unsalted), at room temperature and diced
  • 1 cup heavy cream at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-3 teaspoons fine sea salt (optional, for salted caramel sauce - see note)

Instructions

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  1. In a medium-large sauce pan (about 2-3 quart), stir the sugar over medium-high heat until melted. (You may get some sugar chunks, just keep stirring)
  2. Once sugar is melted, continue to stir slowly and watch very closely - as soon as the sugar turns a golden/amber in color add the butter and whisk vigorously. Warning: It will bubble up quite a bit and this is normal, just keep whisking until all the butter has melted!
  3. Remove pan from heat and slowly pour in the cream while whisking vigorously. Mixture will bubble aggressively again but continue to whisk anyway until all the cream is incorporated, then immediately whisk in the vanilla extract and the sea salt (if making salted caramel sauce).
  4. Set the sauce aside and allow to cool for 15 minutes, then pour into a glass jar to cool completely.
  5. Store the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge (I keep mine in a jar with a lid, it's perfect) for up to 2-3 weeks. To reuse, simply heat the sauce pack up in a sauce pan over low heat or in the microwave at 5-10 second intervals, stirring throughout. Enjoy!

Notes

  • I prefer my salted caramel sauce a little bit less salty than some so I think 2 teaspoons is perfect, but if you know you love that saltiness to be prominent then go with 3 teaspoons.
  • *Recipe yields about 2 cups of caramel sauce

Nutrition Information

Calories 360kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 41g (14%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 69mg (23%) Sodium 595mg (25%) Potassium 24mg (1%) Sugar 40g (80%) Vitamin A 770IU (15%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 20mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 360

% Daily Value*

Calories 360kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Sodium 595mg 25%
Potassium 24mg 1%
Sugar 40g 80%
Vitamin A 770IU 15%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 20mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.