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Side shot of a spoon drizzling caramel sauce in a mason jar.
4.41 from 5 votes

Easy Caramel Sauce

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 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Total Cost: ($1.68 recipe / $0.11 serving)
Servings: 16 tablespoons
Author: Monti Carlo

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

Serving: 1Tbsp | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 26mg