Simple Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce
Make Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce to top cupcakes, cakes, ice cream, and more! This easy to follow recipe will become a go-to dessert topping! Check out how we added this delicious caramel sauce to our Snickerdoodle Cupcakes and to our Brownie Stuffed Melting Magic Chocolate Ball recipe to bring them to a whole new level of decadence.
I can’t lie I love this salted caramel sauce and can put it on almost any dessert. I find reasons to put it on something because I’m just addicted to this caramel sauce. After all who doesn’t love caramel sauce? If you don’t I don’t want to know lol. 
Look at how yummy it looks all on its own let alone on our snickerdoodle cupcakes. Oh my god, these were such a hit and everyone thought they were fancy. I didn’t tell them how easy it was to make the caramel sauce let alone the cupcakes. Let them think I’m some sort of food genius, I’m good with that.
Not that I want to encourage too many sweets but a bit of this salted caramel sauce is also oh so tasty on waffles and drizzled on apples. That last one is healthy at least and maybe it will get the kiddos to eat more fruit lol
Have I mentioned yet that it’s only FOUR ingredients? Yep only four and you probably have most if not all of the ingredients in your kitchen.
- granulated sugar
- salted butter
- heavy cream (like whipping cream)
- salt
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Don’t forget to check out our recipes section for more delicious treats like the ones below!
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Let’s get to this easy peasy 4-ingredient salted caramel sauce recipe shall we?
Simple Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe
Make Homemade Caramel Sauce to top cupcakes, cakes, ice cream, and more! This easy to follow recipe will become a go-to dessert topping!
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 Tablespoons salted butter, room temperature cut up into cubes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream like whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat the sugar in a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Let the clumps of sugar melt and keep stirring until you get a thick amber-colored liquid. Be careful not to let it burn.
- Once sugar is completely melted, add the butter. Warning – the caramel will bubble almost instantly when you add the butter. It’s hot so don’t get any on you.
- Stir the butter into the caramel until it is completely melted, it won’t take long. If the butter separates or you get more sugar clumps just remove it from the heat and whisk quickly and rapidly to combine it all again. Sometimes it takes a lot of whisking but it will happen. (Return the pan to heat when it’s combined again.)
- Very slowly pour in 1/2 cup of heavy cream while stirring. Once again the mixture will bubble quickly. Allow the liquid to boil for one minute. It will rise as it boils. This can happen quickly so keep a close eye on the pan.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the salt. Allow to slightly cool before using.
Notes
Once the sauce is cooled down you can pour it into a glass jar or container and it can keep in the fridge for up to 30 days.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1 cupAmount Per Serving: Calories: 1891Total Fat: 123gSaturated Fat: 78gTrans Fat: 5gUnsaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 351mgSodium: 2705mgCarbohydrates: 204gFiber: 0gSugar: 204gProtein: 5g
Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.
How to Store Salted Caramel Sauce
It’s very easy to store this salted caramel sauce. Once the sauce is cooled down you can pour it into a glass jar or container. I prefer a jar as I find that the easiest. It can last in the fridge for up to 30 days. The caramel sauce does solidify as it cools, but you can just reheat in the microwave or on the stove.
Can you freeze caramel sauce?
You bet you can freeze the salted caramel sauce. Like with most things freeze in an airtight container and it can last for up to 3 months. When you want to use it defrost it in fridge overnight or at room temperature. You’ll want to warm it up once it’s thawed so that it thins out enough to drizzle onto any of your treats.
Here you can see this yummy salted caramel sauce on our Brownie Stuffed Magic Chocolate Ball.
Let us know if you try making the caramel sauce, we’d love to hear from you!
How wonderful is this! I’m going to use it on ice cream, cake, pie…anything I want. And it couldn’t be easier!
Just found your blog. I like your dark and moody pictures! So different than the extremely bright whites of other blogs. I like that look of pictures too but I’m a little dramatic so the darker style pictures make me happy right now! Just glad to see someone doing something different I guess. Anyway gonna try your chocolate surprise bomb dessert thingy with the caramel sauce. How long in advance do you thing I could make the chocolate bomb with the brownie and raspberry? Would a day or two be too much?
Hi May,
Thank you so much! I love the dark and moody photos too, they’re my favourite but I try to do both so there’s a bit of everything for everyone but these dark and moody ones are a personal favourite 🙂 I like to be different and keep everyone guessing haha You can definitely make the melting magic chocolate ball with the brownie and raspberry a few days before as long as they’re kept in the fridge. Take out about 30 minutes before you serve so they’re not as cold (as long as your home is not hot like in the summer lol) and you’re good to go.
I am a major salted caramel fan! And this looks so simple and good. i think it would be wonderful on a hot chai tea with whipped cream
I have never made hoimemade caramel in ant from. But I have been more adventurous in my baking and cooking and I am looking forwar dto making this yummy treat!
I’ve been getting into making my own sauces, dips and gravies lately to give some more variety to different foods. This certainly looks like a winner…only 4 ingredients, quick to make, versatile, stores for a long time and freezes….just what I look for in a recipe. Thanks.
Salted Caramel is my favorite. This sounds so easy to make I am going to give it a try. I am making Apple Crisp today this will taste so good added.
I appreciate the ease of this recipe- no candy thermometer- I’m in!
This is so easy and looks so good. I can think of a lot of uses for this!
The salted caramel sauce really does add a special touch to desserts. I did not realize how simple the recipe is to make it.