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 sauce pan, 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 heatproof 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.
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- 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.
These are a few items I find helpful in my own kitchen, when preparing this 6 Minute Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe:
Domino Light Brown Sugar – 4lb Resealable BagMcCormick Pure Vanilla Extract-16 OZ
OXO Good Grips 11-Inch Balloon Whisk
Farberware Classic Stainless Steel Covered Straining Saucepan, 1-Quart
Kerr 00500 Wide Mouth 8 Oz. Glass Mason Jars – 12 / CS
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Jerry Marquardt says
November 16, 2016 at 11:07 pmI will be trying this over the coming weekend. If this goes over well, I will serve some up over th Thanksgiving holiday.
Zoey says
November 16, 2016 at 10:57 pmThis recipe looks amazing! I would love to put this on some ice cream or a slice of apple pie.
Jerry Marquardt says
November 16, 2016 at 7:24 pmThe 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.
Elizabeth Tarlow says
November 16, 2016 at 6:12 pmThanks for sharing this recipe!! It’ll be divine on a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a sprinkling of Spanish Peanuts…YUM!
Charity Cram says
November 15, 2016 at 10:07 pmQuick and easy recipes like this are great! Pinning for later!
Renee Rousseau says
November 15, 2016 at 8:47 pmSo 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!
Jana Leah says
November 15, 2016 at 11:45 amLooks yummy & easy to do – perfect combo.
bunnyclem says
November 15, 2016 at 4:02 amThis looks great! I love the pictures with the step-by-step instructions. This makes it look super easy! Thanks for the post! 🙂
Tracy Robertson says
November 14, 2016 at 10:10 pmI 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.
Denise Y says
November 12, 2016 at 6:01 pmLooks absolutely delicious and easy. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Cynthia R says
November 10, 2016 at 2:19 pmWe often overlook caramel for fudge but now I can’t get it out of my head, so yummy.
jalapenomamamn says
November 7, 2016 at 8:05 amWe all love everything caramel.
And I like how this makes a small batch.
thank you
Barbara Montag
Michelle Richardson says
November 6, 2016 at 12:31 pmI love the simplicity of ingredients in this recipe. Definitely something I will try making myself.
Kaycee says
November 5, 2016 at 11:42 pmThis sounds wonderful! The last time I tried to make some it didn’t turn out so well. Will have to try this recipe! Thanks!
Mary Gardner says
November 5, 2016 at 1:20 pmThat looks really delicious and not so complicated to make. I can’t wait to try it on ice cream!
nanasandy143 says
November 5, 2016 at 12:01 amI 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!!
Rosie says
November 4, 2016 at 4:35 pmIt 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!
Melissa Grubb says
November 4, 2016 at 3:39 pmYum! I bet that sauce would be delicious on ice cream!
Lisa Garland says
November 4, 2016 at 7:53 amHow simple and great!! I need to make this for my apples!!
sandym204 says
November 4, 2016 at 5:34 amThis looks so yummy and so easy! Thanks for the recipe.
reneewalters3 says
November 3, 2016 at 11:52 pmI never knew that Caramel Sauce was so easy to make. It looks so good!
Deborah W says
November 3, 2016 at 5:53 pmThis caramel sauce sounds yummy! I just won’t use as much salt because we’re on a low salt diet. Thanks!
Dotty J Boucher says
November 3, 2016 at 5:01 pmI 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.
Geri Sandoval says
November 3, 2016 at 2:16 pmI have always been afraid to make caramel, never thought it would be so easy. Thanks for sharing.
Cathy French says
November 3, 2016 at 12:17 pmI never would have guessed making this would be so easy. Thanks for sharing.
Becky says
November 3, 2016 at 9:39 amThis makes my mouth water!
Natalie says
November 3, 2016 at 7:23 amThis would be excellent on top of ice cream!
Sharon Rooney says
November 3, 2016 at 6:55 amI never knew that Caramel Sauce was so easy to make. This will be a great addition to make any dessert special
Melissa Jones says
November 3, 2016 at 5:41 amThis is going to be an awesome addition to my “get the kids to eat more fruit” campaign! So quickly made too! ?
Diana Ware-Page says
November 3, 2016 at 4:57 amThis 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.
marilynnawara says
November 3, 2016 at 3:44 amIt’s so easy to make and looks delicious — I’m definitely going to make some.
Nancy Burgess says
November 3, 2016 at 2:18 amI love caramel I’m going to try this recipe.
Ambur says
November 3, 2016 at 1:18 amLooks awesome! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
rsbrandt44 says
November 2, 2016 at 11:57 pmThis is just what my Flan’s been missing!
June S. says
November 2, 2016 at 11:47 pm(6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce) I love having caramel and some hot fudge when I make sundaes at home for the family-
slehan says
November 2, 2016 at 11:39 pmI didn’t realize how easy it is to make this sauce. Might be dangerous to my waistline….
slehan at juno dot com
masecdante says
November 2, 2016 at 8:18 amThat must be a great sauce.
I think I want to try it out.