6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce

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6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce

I love making this quick and easy salted caramel sauce to go with a variety of recipes that I have.

It’s pretty tasty on different pies, crumbles, Apples or Pears, and on ice cream!

You can just whip up a quick, small batch to use right away, or store it in mason jars for later.

It’s pretty easy to double, triple, quadruple, etc. when you need a larger amount for a crowd.

To begin, gather all of your ingredients, and measure them out, to ensure you have everything you need, before you get started.

 

In a small saucepan, over medium high heat, whisk together your butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt.

Bring it to a boil, then reduce the heat.

Allow it to simmer for about 5 minutes, but be sure to whisk frequently.

Whisk in the vanilla, and then remove from heat.

Pour caramel sauce into heat proof jar and allow it to cool.

Note: This sauce will burn easily if not consistently whisked.

Do not leave unattended while cooking.

The sauce will thicken as it cools.

It is perfect for dipping apples, pouring over warm apple desserts, ice cream, or using in various fall recipes that call for caramel.

Yield: 6

6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce

6 Minute Salted Caramel Sauce
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons salted butter
  • ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt.

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes – whisking frequently.

Whisk in vanilla, and then remove from heat.

Pour caramel sauce into heatproof jar and allow it to cool.

Notes

This sauce will burn easily if not consistently whisked. Do not leave unattended while cooking. The sauce will thicken as it cools. It is perfect for dipping apples, pouring over warm apple desserts, ice cream, or using in various fall recipes that call for caramel.

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These are a few items I find helpful in my own kitchen, when preparing this 6 Minute Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe:

Domino Brown Sugar Easy Pourable Light Brown 10 Oz (2 Pack)Watkins Original Gourmet Baking Vanilla Extract, with Pure Vanilla Extract, 11 Ounce (Packaging may vary)OXO Good Grips 11-Inch Better Balloon WhiskUtopia Kitchen Nonstick Saucepan Set – 1 Quart and 2 Quart – Glass Lid – Multipurpose Use for Home Kitchen or RestaurantMason Jars 8 OZ, VERONES 8 OZ Canning Jars Jelly Jars With Regular Lids, Ideal for Jam, Honey, Wedding Favors, Shower Favors, Baby Foods, 15 PACK

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38 Comments

  1. I will be trying this over the coming weekend. If this goes over well, I will serve some up over th Thanksgiving holiday.

  2. The 6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce recipe looks astounding. I cannot wait to taste your special recipe. I thank you so much for the directions on making this delicious treat.

  3. Thanks for sharing this recipe!! It’ll be divine on a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a sprinkling of Spanish Peanuts…YUM!

  4. So much easier and economical than unwrapping all those caramel squares! Can’t wait to try it, looks delicious. Would be great for homemade Caramel machiatos!

  5. This looks great! I love the pictures with the step-by-step instructions. This makes it look super easy! Thanks for the post! 🙂

  6. I am surprised with how quick and easy this recipe looks! I haven’t made any homemade toppings before (I thought it would be a huge ordeal) but now that I see this can be made in minutes with few ingredients, I might just have to give it a try.

  7. We all love everything caramel.
    And I like how this makes a small batch.
    thank you
    Barbara Montag

  8. I love the simplicity of ingredients in this recipe. Definitely something I will try making myself.

  9. This sounds wonderful! The last time I tried to make some it didn’t turn out so well. Will have to try this recipe! Thanks!

  10. That looks really delicious and not so complicated to make. I can’t wait to try it on ice cream!

  11. I do a ton of baking, but this is one thing I have never attempted to make yet. After seeing this super simple recipe, I may have to give it a try, it sounds soooo good!!

  12. It seems like I’ve made everything at least once, but not caramel?? and when it looks this good, oh boy, I want to try it! Small batch is great you don’t feel intimidated!

  13. This caramel sauce sounds yummy! I just won’t use as much salt because we’re on a low salt diet. Thanks!

  14. I am going to have to try this, because I use caramel sauce on a lot of things like my ice cream, my donuts. yum! looking forward to trying this recipe out.

  15. I have always been afraid to make caramel, never thought it would be so easy. Thanks for sharing.

  16. I never knew that Caramel Sauce was so easy to make. This will be a great addition to make any dessert special

  17. This is going to be an awesome addition to my “get the kids to eat more fruit” campaign! So quickly made too! ?

  18. This would be a fantastic recipe to make at the Christmas Season and jar up with a bag of apples or cookies for dipping and give out as homemade Christmas gifts.

  19. (6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce) I love having caramel and some hot fudge when I make sundaes at home for the family-

  20. I didn’t realize how easy it is to make this sauce. Might be dangerous to my waistline….

    slehan at juno dot com

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