Homemade Caramel Sauce  in just 5 minutes

Caramel Sauce is a quickest treat you can make to add a big wow factor to desserts. It’s as simple as pouring some caramel sauce over vanilla ice cream. Making Homemade Caramel Sauce is simple, easy, and effortless than most people think! It takes about 5 minutes to make one cup caramel with just a saucepan and wooden spoon.

Quick Homemade Caramel Sauce in just 5 minutes

Recently,  I posted my Caramel video on Instagram with my Homemade Caramel Sauce dripping all over these cupcakes and Ice creams – everybody loved it and started asking the recipe for my Caramel Sauce.

Perfect Homemade Caramel Sauce in 5 minutes

Guess what? the recipe is the same standard recipe and the method is the same as everybody else and yet it’s picking that point of when the sugar goes from amber to golden and then burned. You have to pick just that point between golden and before burned that has the best dark color.

You can use this caramel sauce on ice creams, cupcakes and any dessert that calls for caramel.

Homemade Caramel Sauce in just 5 minutes

Don’t you just wanna get into that picture and lick the caramel off. These are my Caramel Cupcakes with soft caramel centers. You must try.

Caramel buttercream (Save/Pin)

To make caramel buttercream all you do is add 1 cup of thick caramel sauce to 4 cups of Vanilla Buttercream. Works will all my Buttercream recipes – Swiss meringue buttercream, Italian meringue buttercream, Velvet American buttercream.

What’s your favorite way of eating caramel? Share with me in the comments. I’m sure we will come up with interesting ideas. Here are two of my favorites  Banana Caramel Cake and Caramel Banana Ice Cream 

If you want to use caramel as a cake filling I highly recommend you use my Creamy Caramel Cake Filling recipe that’s posted here.

Quick Homemade Caramel Sauce in just 5 minutes

CAUTION !! Now Caramel is working with hot sugar so you have to be extra careful (Save/Pin)

• No kids around,
• and no answering phone calls,
• or no putting your face too close to check the sugar,
• wear gloves if you need to.
• Have all your ingredients ready as the process is quite quick.
• Always use a heavy bottom pan and a deep bottom pan. As the mixture will rise when you add the butter and cream. You don’t wanna burn your pretty fingers.

Homemade Caramel Sauce in Just 5 minutes

 Recipe – Homemade Caramel Sauce – Easy Caramel Sauce in 5 minutes (Save/Pin)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp water
• 1/4 tsp lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons -butter
• 1/2 to 1 cup fresh cream (less will make it thicker)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

• Place the sugar, lemon, and water in a deep light colored pan (so you can see the color)
• With the heat on medium-low cook the sugar.
• Shake the pan as you need but do not use a spoon. It is important to keep the heat on medium-low so the sugar will caramelize not burn.
• Swirl the pan slowly guiding the heat distribution
• The sugar should now start to color into a golden amber.
• One all the sugar is amber, add in the butter and whisk constantly.
• Followed by the cream. (watch your hands and the mixer will rise when you add the butter and cream)
• Cool for a few minutes in the pan then pours into a glass jar or pot. As the mixture cools it will get thicker.

Consistency

• If you want to use the sauce for a drip of pour – take it off the heat once you have added the cream and vanilla.
• For a stiff consistency which works better for my caramel buttercream recipe – cook it on low for 2 to 3 minutes more.

Easiest Homemade Caramel Sauce

Here’s my popular Banana Cake with Caramel Sauce

Easy Banana Caramel Cake – Quick & Simple Recipe – Veena Azmanov

This simple easy and quick recipe for banana caramel cake is perfect for a weekday brunch or afternoon tea party. The cake is fairly simple & quick to make

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And here you will find my Caramel Banana Ice Cream – Banana and caramel have always been a great combination.

Homemade Caramel Banana Ice Cream (No ICe Cream Maker) – Veena Azmanov

Make summer more nutritious and fun with homemade treats such as this homemade caramel banana ice cream served with more caramel drizzled all over. Bananas

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Perfect Homemade Caramel Sauce

Caramel Sauce is the simplest treat you can use to take a simple dessert and add that extra wow. Making Homemade Caramel Sauce is easier than most people think! It takes about 5 minutes to make one cup caramel with just a saucepan and wooden spoon.  I'll show you how in the video below.

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Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Keyword Caramel Sauce in 5 minutes, Homemade Caramel Sauce

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 7 minutes

Servings 1 cup

Calories 597 kcal

Author Veena Azmanov

Ingredients - Choose (Metric or US Customary) below

• 1 cup Sugar
• 3 tbsp Water
• 1/4 tsp Lemon juice
• 4 tbsp Butter 
• 1/2 cup Fresh cream less will make it more thick 
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Metric - US customary

Instructions

Method:

1. Place the sugar, lemon, and water in a deep light colored pan (so you can see the color)

2. With the heat on medium-low cook the sugar.

3. Shake a pan as you need but do not use a spoon. It is important to keep the heat on medium-low so the sugar will caramelize not burn.

4. Shake and swirl the pan slowly guiding the heat distribution
5. The sugar should now start to color into a golden amber.
6. One all the sugar is amber, add in the butter and whisk constantly.
7. Followed by the cream. (watch your hands and the mixer will rise when you add the butter and cream)
8. Cool for a few minutes in the pan, then pour it into a glass jar or pot. 

   As the mixture cools it will get thicker.

Consistency

1. If you want to use the sauce for a drip of pour - take it off the heat once you have added the cream and vanilla. 

2. For a stiff consistency which works better for my caramel buttercream recipe - cook it on low for 2 to 3 minutes more. 
   

Recipe Video - full version (detailed)

Nutrition Facts

Perfect Homemade Caramel Sauce

Amount Per Serving (478 g)

Calories 597 Calories from Fat 325

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 36.1g 56%

Saturated Fat 20.6g 103%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 15.5g

Monounsaturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 61mg 20%

Sodium 300mg 13%

Potassium 0mg 0%

Total Carbohydrates 65.2g 22%

Dietary Fiber 11.2g 45%

Sugars 2.7g

Protein 8.2g 16%

Vitamin A 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Calcium 0%

Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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