Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe (How to Make Caramel Sauce) – learn how to make an easy and homemade caramel sauce in only 15 minutes! If you love this, add it to my Caramel Buttercream or mix it with my Chocolate Ganache or Apple Butter to frost all of your cakes and cupcakes!
From fresh peach pie to vanilla ice cream, we have had quite the week of classic recipes perfect for the summer. I had to finish this week with the perfect accent for both though this is quite amazing on its own. This caramel sauce is so simple, decadent and just plain delicious that you will want to drizzle it on every single thing you make all year long!
EASY CARAMEL SAUCE
I learned how to make this easy caramel sauce at my Le Cordon Bleu course earlier this year. I have a caramel sauce from my real deal caramel cake recipe that is my go to, and I will never leave her side. But it literally takes 1 to 2 hours to make. This new recipe, however, can be done in 15 minutes. In fact, it is so easy that I didn’t even write a true recipe for it!
HOW TO MAKE CARAMEL SAUCE
To make this homemade caramel sauce, you start by taking a pan and coating the entire bottom of the pan with granulated sugar.
Next, turn your heat to medium low and begin to watch the magic happen.
The sugar will begin to dissolve as it melts down into a clear liquid. I begin to swirl it around a bit just to make sure the remaining sugar also melts.
Look at those bubbles of caramel love developing!
Once the sugar has completely melted down and turned a golden color, add in about a 1/2 to 3/4 cup of heavy cream (depending on how big your pan is and how much sugar you added) and quickly whisk together since the sugar has the tendency to turn into a sticky gooey mess. Continue to quickly whisk and allow the caramel to thicken up and become a wonderful rich and smooth sauce. Once smooth and thick, turn off heat and add a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to the sauce and allow to cool a bit.
Then drizzle some on my vanilla ice cream…
And don’t forget to add some to a slice of peach pie and vanilla ice cream!
Easy Caramel Sauce Recipe (How to Make Caramel Sauce)
Ingredients
- 1-2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Take a sauce pan and coat the entire bottom of it with granulated sugar.
- Next, turn your heat to medium low. The sugar will begin to dissolve as it melts down into a clear liquid.
- Then, swirl the liquid around a bit just to make sure the remaining sugar also melts.
- Once the sugar has completely melted down and turned a golden color, add in about a 1/2 to 3/4 cup of heavy cream (depending on how big your pan is and how much sugar you added) and quickly whisk together.
- Continue to quickly whisk and allow the caramel to thicken and become a wonderful rich and smooth sauce.
- Once smooth and thick, turn off heat and add a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract to the sauce and allow to cool.
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I love this recipe, Jocelyn!! Super easy!! Thanks for sharing it… I feel like jumping in the kitchen and making a batch right away. 😀
I usually use the wet method when I make caramel sauce, so I need to try this one. It looks delicious, and I’m all about a great caramel sauce! 🙂
Nothing better than a drizzle of warm homemade sauce over ice-cream! This one looks bomb and I love how easy to make it is! 🙁
I want to literally bathe in this.
IT LOOKS AMAZING! good job girl!
Bathing in it sounds like a great idea to me!
Sounds delicious! Have you stored any? In the cabinet or refrigerator? How long would it be good for do you think!
Thanks for posting this recipe!
Hi Shelly, yes I have! I have jarred it and stored it in the fridge and it holds up for about 4-6 days. You can rewarm it if you want to as well.
Homemade caramel sauce is infinitely better than store bought. Thanks for sharing this easy recipes and the pictures are really helpful. Making caramel sauce can be really intimidating when you only do it once in a blue moon.
Yeah Christin, I totally understand. I haven’t made it this way in a while but when I did it, it was just like riding a bike and came right back to me!
This sounds easy enough even for me! Thanks for the fantastic how-to!
Hooray! Thanks so much Helen! You could totally do this!
I can almost taste how delicious this caramel sauce is!!! and it’s so simple too! hooray!
Oh yeah and it has this awesome smokiness to it too! So simple!
Oh my goodness, this is lovely! Especially on your homemade ice cream. Who knew it was so easy to make at home? Can’t wait to surprise some family members with this recipe, Jocelyn!
Nice! I bet your family members will be super thrilled too!
I adore homemade caramel sauce! It’s sooo much better than the storebought. Can’t wait to try this on vanilla ice cream. Um, yum. 🙂 Love this tutorial, Jocelyn!
Hooray I totally agree Sarah! I am all about the homemade and this one is so quick to make that there are no excuses!