Easy Caramel Sauce

Side shot of a spoon drizzling caramel sauce in a mason jar.

4.41 from 5 votes

If you've been looking for a buttery, fail-safe, easy caramel sauce that you can drizzle on all of the things, you've found it!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: ($1.68 recipe / $0.11 serving)

Servings: tablespoons

Calories: 69kcal

Author: Monti Carlo

Equipment

Whisk
Stainless Steel Pots and Pans

Ingredients

1/4 cup salted butter $0.60
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed $0.22
1/3 cup heavy cream $0.50
1/2 tsp vanilla extract $0.36

Instructions

In a heavy-bottomed medium-sized pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Once it is frothy, add the brown sugar.
Whisk the brown sugar and butter until the sugar transforms into a caramel sauce.
Take the caramel sauce off the heat and add the heavy cream. Continue to whisk to incorporate the cream into the sauce.
Whisk in the vanilla.

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Nutrition

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