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Easy Caramel Sauce

 Cost ($1.68 recipe / $0.11 serving)
4.41 from 5 votes
If you've been looking for a buttery, fail-safe, easy caramel sauce that you can drizzle on all of the things, you've found it!
Author: Monti Carlo
Side shot of a spoon drizzling caramel sauce in a mason jar.
Servings 16 tablespoons
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 5 minutes
Total 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup salted butter ($0.60)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed ($0.22)
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream ($0.50)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract ($0.36)

Instructions 

  • In a heavy-bottomed medium-sized pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Once it is frothy, add the brown sugar.
  • Whisk the brown sugar and butter until the sugar transforms into a caramel sauce.
  • Take the caramel sauce off the heat and add the heavy cream. Continue to whisk to incorporate the cream into the sauce.
  • Whisk in the vanilla.

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Equipment

  • Whisk
  • Stainless Steel Pots and Pans
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Nutrition

Serving: 1TbspCalories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 0.2gFat: 5gSodium: 26mg
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