Amazing Caramel Sauce

Caramel is a whole world on its own. Its slightly burnt flavor goes with just about any dessert, not only ice cream.

With this caramel sauce recipe, you may find a whole new world of possibilities opening up to you.

The recipe has just four ingredients and is made in four easy steps. In fact, it has to be the easiest homemade caramel sauce around.

It’s PERFECT for everything!

In fact, it has to be the easiest homemade caramel sauce around.

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Why I love Amazing Caramel Sauce?

• It’s to make.
• The smooth texture.
• The salty caramel flavor.

What can I use instead of heavy cream in caramel?

You can substitute milk and cornstarch for heavy cream in caramel: I T for ½ cup milk. You can also use a mixture of milk and butter (1/8 C melted butter with ½ C milk). Other substitutes are cream cheese, coconut cream or evaporated milk.

Can you melt the caramel without cream?

You can melt the caramel without cream. You do need to use a liquid in which to melt the caramel. Milk is the best option, but water works almost just as well.

How to Serve Amazing Caramel Sauce

What is ice cream without caramel sauce? Spoon scoops of ice cream into individual bowls and pour the caramel sauce over it.

Drizzle caramel sauce over banana pancakes. Add even more flavor by adding shaved chocolate.

Switch things up and use caramel sauce as the basis of a creamy, mustard sauce to go with steak.

Cooking Tips:

• Don’t cook the sauce over high heat, or the sugar could burn.
• Where possible, use a double boiler – or a stainless steel bowl suspended over a saucepan, in which there is a shallow layer of water you keep simmering consistently.
• Whisk or stir the sauce, as directed, so that it doesn’t burn, but also so that the ingredients meld with each other properly.
• Don’t add the butter until the sugar is properly melted.

Variations:

• Substitute one tablespoon of melted baking chocolate for one tablespoon of milk. This will give the caramel sauce a subtle chocolatey flavor.
• To spice up the caramel sauce a little, you can add a tablespoon of rum, or a sweet liqueur, like Amarula.
• Substitute half the cream with condensed milk, to give the sauce a smoother texture and sweeter taste.

Ingredients:

• Granulated sugar
• Butter cut into tablespoon pieces
• Heavy whipping cream
• Salt

How To Make This Amazing Caramel Sauce:

Step 1. Heat the sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat on the stove.

Whisk often to prevent it from burning.

It will ball up and eventually melt into a deep brown color.

Step 2. Once completely melted, stir in the butter. Whisk quickly and continuously until the butter and sugar are completely combined. Boil for 1 minute after they are combined.

Step 3. Slowly whisk in the heavy whipping cream. Boil for one minute without stirring once all of the creams have been added.

Step 4. Remove the mixture from the heat.

Stir in the salt, and let the mixture cool.

The sauce thickens and hardens as it cools. Store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to use.

Amazing Caramel Sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 -8

Caramel is a whole world on its own. It’s slightly burnt flavor goes with just about any dessert, not only ice cream. With this caramel sauce recipe, you may find a whole new world of possibilities opening up to you. The recipe has just four ingredients and is made in four easy steps. In fact, it has to be the easiest homemade caramel sauce around.

4.34 from 6 votes

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Ingredients 

• 1 C. Granulated sugar
• 6 Tbsp. Butter cut into tablespoon pieces
• ½ C. Heavy whipping cream
• 1 tsp. Salt

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Instructions

• Heat the sugar in a saucepan over medium high heat on the stove while whisking often to prevent it from burning. It will ball up and eventually melt into a deep brown color.
• Once completely melted, stir in the butter. Whisk quickly and continuously until the butter and sugar are completely combined. Boil for 1 minute after they are combined.
• Slowly whisk in the heavy whipping cream. Boil for one minute without stirring once all of the cream has been added.
• Remove the mixture from the heat, stir in the salt and let the mixture cool. The sauce thickens and hardens as it cools. Store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 363mg | Sugar: 26g

Author: Marta

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How to store Amazing Caramel Sauce

Caramel sauce can be stored successfully in the fridge. Pour the sauce into a sealed plastic container and keep it until you’re ready to use it. You can also freeze home-made caramel sauce, but I suggest you do so in small quantities, so you don’t have to thaw and heat up a whole jug full unnecessarily.

How to reheat Amazing Caramel Sauce

The trick with reheating amazing caramel sauce is not to allow the sauce to sit at the bottom of a saucepan, or it may burn. Keep the heat low and stir constantly while the sauce is heating up. A better bet is to use a double boiler, so that the sauce is not directly in contact with the source of the heat.

How long does Amazing Caramel Sauce last in the fridge?

Amazing caramel sauce can last up to three weeks in the fridge – provided it’s stored in an airtight plastic container.

Can I make Amazing Caramel Sauce ahead of time?

You can make this easy caramel sauce ahead of time, because it can be stored easily for a couple of weeks. When the sauce is cool, put it in containers in the fridge. You can also make the sauce up to a month ahead of time and then keep it in the freezer.

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