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Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce
Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce · ready in 12 min · 4 servings · 265 kcal per serving · very easy · 5 ingredients
This rich brown sugar caramel sauce is silky smooth with deep molasses notes, buttery warmth, and a luscious creamy finish that melts beautifully over ice cream, cakes, or pancakes.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 7 min
- Total
- 12 min
- Serves
- 4
- kcal
- 265
- Difficulty
- very easy
Ingredients · 4 servings
- 56 gSalted butter
- 2 gSalt
- 150 gBrown sugar
- 120 gHeavy whipping cream
- 4 gVanilla extract
Equipment
stovetop, measuring spoons, saucepan, whisk
Instructions
- Prep equipment
Gather the salted butter, salt, brown sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla extract, and set out a small saucepan and whisk.
What to look for: butter fully melted
- Melt butter
Melt the salted butter with the salt in the small saucepan over medium heat, whisking until fully melted and combined. · 2 min
What to look for: butter is melted and lightly foamy
- Cook sugar
Add the brown sugar to the saucepan and whisk continuously over medium heat until the mixture is thick and smooth. · 2 min
What to look for: glossy and thickened
- Add cream
Whisk in the heavy whipping cream slowly, keeping the pan over medium heat until the sauce is fully blended and smooth. · 2 min
What to look for: smooth and uniform
- Finish and serve
Stir in the vanilla extract, remove the saucepan from the heat, and serve the caramel sauce warm, noting it thickens as it cools. · 1 min
What to look for: thickened sauce
Nutrition (per serving)
| kcal | 265 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| of which sugars | 31 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| of which saturated | 9 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Sodium | 180 mg |
Nutri-ScoreE
Allergens
Contains: milk
Storage and reheating
- Fridge: up to 14 days
- Freezer: yes, up to 3 months
Ingredient substitutions
Salted butter
- unsalted butter: Ideal if salted butter is unavailable
- plant-based butter: Choose a baking-style vegan butter
Salt
- sea salt: Use fine grain for even dissolving
Brown sugar
- white sugar plus molasses: Closest homemade substitute
- coconut sugar: Darker caramel flavor
Heavy whipping cream
- half and half: Less rich sauce
- coconut cream: Adds coconut aroma
Vanilla extract
- maple extract: Use sparingly
- bourbon: Cook briefly to evaporate alcohol
