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Easy Caramel Sauce (3 ingredients)

Published Jul 12, 2022 by Allyson · 107 Comments
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Perfect for desserts, this Super Easy Caramel Sauce has only 3 ingredients and takes only a few minutes to make! This caramel sauce is the BEST!

Super Easy Caramel Sauce - Only 3 ingredients!

When I first posted this recipe 7 years ago, I had never realized how easy it was to make your own caramel sauce at home! With no candy thermometer needed, only 3 ingredients, and taking about 5 minutes to make, this is the EASIEST Caramel Sauce you will ever make! Add some sea salt over the top for a delicious sea salt caramel sauce!

Super Easy Caramel Sauce - Only 3 ingredients!

This caramel sauce is perfect on desserts, in a morning coffee, or just eaten straight from the bowl!

Tips for Easy Caramel Sauce:

  • This sauce does not stay thin once it cools however; it gets very thick. That is fine, you could either eat it in chunks off a spoon, or you can melt it again in boiling water/microwave- take your pick. Heat in 30 second increments, stirring between each segment. 
  • Use a heavy bottom sauce pot to cook the caramel. This will make it cook more even and quicker. 
  • This caramel sauce should last at least 2 weeks in the fridge (though, mine has never lasted that long because it always gets used up quickly), and should be stored in an air tight container, like a mason jar.
  • WATCH the sauce cook! It's quick to burn, so stay close to the pot because it cooks very quickly!
  • By using brown sugar for this sauce, it makes it very sweet, a little sweeter than normal caramel sauce. Adding this caramel to anything makes it even more decadent and delicious.  Trust me! Use this sauce on ice cream, in caramel fudge, or however your heart desires!
Super Easy Caramel Sauce - Only 3 ingredients!

Need ideas for using this Sauce? Here are some delicious recipes to pair it with: 

  • Chocolate Chip Quadruple Nut Crunch Cheesecake
  • Crock Pot Caramel Apple Cider
  • Caramel Apple Dumplings; perfect fall dessert!
  • Apple Monkey Bread with Caramel Drizzle
  • Milky Way Caramel Cheesecake Brownies
  • Turtle Cheesecake Brownie Bars
  • TWIX Cheesecake Bars
  • Caramel Apple Poke Cake (easy cake mix recipe)

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4.91 from 41 votes
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Super Easy Caramel Sauce
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
 

Perfect for desserts, this Super Easy Caramel Sauce has only 3 ingredients and takes only a few minutes to make! This caramel sauce is the BEST!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: caramel sauce
Servings: 1 cup
Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cup light brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add brown sugar and heavy cream; whisk continuously over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for only 3 minutes, while stirring (do not overcook). Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  3. Store in refrigerator for up to one month.
Recipe Notes

For reheating: Scoop into microwave safe bowl and cook in 30 second increments, stirring between.

Originally published January 2015. Updated 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022.

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Comments

  1. Marissa

    March 09, 2021 at 9:55 am

    If I wanna leave it in the refrigerator would it get thicker and harder

    Reply
    • Rachel

      December 08, 2022 at 11:12 am

      Would i be able to can this to last longer?

      Reply
  2. Melanie

    April 03, 2021 at 12:00 am

    5 stars
    this is my 4th time making this caramel sauce and it's always perfect. I use it for caramel lattes and for my apple cake. So simple you cannot mess this recipe up!!!

    Reply
    • Allyson

      April 03, 2021 at 12:19 pm

      Oh yummmm!

      Reply
    • Amy

      October 02, 2022 at 4:30 pm

      5 stars
      Yum. This recipe is the same as Penuche. If you are from New England you would know what that is. Going to use this as ice cream topping over coffee ice cream! 😋

      Reply
  3. Lea

    December 24, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    Would brownies travel well with this luscious-looking caramel sauce drizzled on top? Most of them will be hand delivered, but I’m mailing a couple. I’ve baked some espresso brownies that would go well with caramel! I’m just worried about the drizzle fizzling out 😉 and creating a mess.

    Reply
  4. Susanne

    April 30, 2022 at 7:27 am

    5 stars
    Caramel?!? Or butterscotch?!?
    This is a common question since both are cooked sugar concoctions. The main difference is caramel is made with granulated sugar while butterscotch is made with brown sugar. Some say they taste the same. Butterscotch is a distinctly different flavor than caramel, but people often confuse the two or even think they are interchangeable.
    This recipe, while a great recipe for butterscotch... However, It is not caramel!

    Reply
    • Katie

      October 04, 2022 at 2:35 pm

      2 stars
      The recipe worked great! However it is NOT caramel, it is butterscotch. Disappointed as I wanted caramel for apples.

      Reply
  5. Amanda

    July 12, 2022 at 6:01 pm

    5 stars
    I love caramel sauce and I cannot wait to make my own homeade!

    Reply
  6. Erik

    July 12, 2022 at 6:03 pm

    5 stars
    Wow this really is easy! So excited to put this on everything!

    Reply
  7. Beth

    July 12, 2022 at 6:04 pm

    5 stars
    I love how versatile this recipe is. You can use it in sweet bread, cake, put it on your ice cream - anything, really.

    Reply
  8. Sandra

    July 12, 2022 at 10:11 pm

    5 stars
    I agree this is the most easiest caramel sauce I've ever made! Love it!

    Reply
  9. Juliane

    July 12, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    5 stars
    I love this caramel sauce for life!

    Reply
  10. Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert

    July 13, 2022 at 8:43 am

    5 stars
    This is absolutely fantastic! I wanna try it right now!

    Reply
  11. Catalina

    July 14, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    5 stars
    With this recipe maybe I will finally make caramel sauce at home! It sounds so easy!

    Reply
  12. Di

    October 13, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    4 stars
    Really easy. But my results were grainy. Used a thermometer and timer and whisk. Any suggestions?

    Reply
  13. Gloria Miller

    March 13, 2023 at 1:43 am

    Can you use this to make Candy Turtles?

    Reply
    • Allyson

      March 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm

      I have never tried that but I would assume yes!

      Reply
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