This Caramel Sauce is made using only 5 ingredients filled with butter and brown sugar. It will satisfy a sweet craving one is seeking. 

I didn’t always like caramel sauce, in fact, I was not a fan until I made my Twix Recipe!  As I was melting the caramel for the Twix, I took a few pieces of candy and ate some and I LIKED it!  The next day, I stopped by Starbucks I ordered a Salted Caramel Frap and I took my first sip and fell hard for salted caramel.

How did I go through my whole life without salted caramel, it’s DELICIOUS!  I started looking through my recipe book finding ingredients with caramel and tweaking it according to my taste!

Tips and Tricks for Making This Easy and Delicious Caramel Sauce Recipe: 

• When making this caramel sauce, do not turn on the stove on very high heat. It would burn the sugar and would make it bitter
• If you are vegan, there are available vegan butter to use for this caramel sauce recipe

How to Make this Caramel Sauce Recipe:

In a saucepan add half & half, sugar, butter, salt, and mix:

Allow it to cook for 7-9 minutes or until the sauce thickens:

Turn off the stove and add vanilla to the saucepan:

Let it cool for about 10 to 15 minutes before pouring it into your favorite container: 

Here I used my handy-dandy mason jars because I have lots of them on hand. This is a perfect Fall gift to your family and friends who love caramel homemade caramel sauce:

Frequently Asked Questions for Caramel Sauce Recipe:

Q: Can I use this recipe as a bread spreads?

A: This is definitely a delicious bread spread. Give it a go and you would always want a homemade caramel sauce on hand 🙂

Q: Can I use heavy whipping cream instead of half and half?

A: Yes for sure! It would have a creamier result.

Q: Instead of using unsalted butter and salt, can I use salted butter instead?

A: I have not done it when I made this recipe but for sure yes, you can. Just make sure to add the salted butter little by little so you can see if the saltiness is enough.

More Caramel Dishes to Try:

• Caramel Salted Chocolate Cookies
• Salted Caramel Bundt Cake
• Mini Salted Caramel Cheesecake

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4 from 2 votes

Caramel Sauce

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time9 minutes mins

Author: Lainey

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cups packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1 cup half & half
• ▢ ½ cup butter
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Instructions

• ▢
  In a saucepan add half & half, sugar, butter, salt and mix. Allow it to cook for 7-9 minutes or until the sauce thickens
• ▢
  Turn off stove and add vanilla to the saucepan.

Notes

to thicken the sauce add 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch

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