This 6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce is so easy and makes just enough!!! Made with just 5 simple ingredients, you’ll want to make this all the time!
Easy Caramel Recipe
It’s that time of year where I want salted caramel EVERYTHING. It’s such a cozy treat! Be it drizzled over your coffee… or straight into your mouth. If you’ve been looking for an easy way to slip into the salted caramel game, this recipe is here for you. No thermometer needed, No fancy ingredients, and No hours of waiting and waiting and waiting. All you need is six minutes and five ingredients!This recipe calls for:
- sugar
- water
- butter
- cream
- and salt.
You can add a splash of vanilla or bourbon at the end, but if you’re watching money and not trying to spend a lot, the sauce will be just as dreamy minus the vanilla. And that’s a promise!
That said, I sometimes add a little splash of Madagascar bourbon vanilla and HOLY SMOKES. It’s so good.
This recipe makes a VERY small batch of caramel because as much as I love salted caramel, it’s one of those things I would rather make fresh and use up all in one shot. Trust me when I say having a giant sticky jar of seductive sweetness lurking in the back of your fridge isn’t as glamorous as it sounds. Have you ever tried getting cold caramel from the depths of a mason jar? Not a fun way to spend the evening. No no no. Lucky for us, I’ve got a solution. Six minute small batch salted caramel sauce.
So now you can have warm, sticky, sweet and salty caramel sauce ready in just SIX minutes! And it makes just enough for two hearty servings! We like to drizzle this over ice cream… or brownies… or lattes… or well, basically anything! So, what will you drizzle your batch over?! Let me know! xo
P.S. This sauce cooks REALLY fast so I don’t recommend leaving it unattended while it’s on the stove. No one wants burnt caramel if their life… I know this from experience 😉
This recipe was updated on 10/22/2018!
I hope you love this quick salted caramel sauce as much as we do!!! If you make it, let me know below!
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6-Minute Small Batch Salted Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon flaky sea salt
- Dash of vanilla or bourbon, optional
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat whisk together sugar and water and bring to a boil. Cook until sugar has dissolved, about 1 minute.
- Reduce heat to a simmer. Add in butter and whisk until combined. Simmer until the mixture turns a deep amber color, about 5 minutes.Â
- Remove from heat and carefully whisk in the cream (it will bubble up ferociously after you add it!). Whisk until well combined. Whisk in salt.Â
- Pour caramel into a heatproof jar. Allow it to cool a few minutes before using.
Crystal says
Just made this to put on cheesecake bars…..holy balls this is amazing. I did use dark brown sugar and my dash of vanilla turned into a splash but lick the pot good. Thanks for the easy recipe!!!!!
Brenda says
Thank you sooooo much for this recipe. Made it for my boyfriend a couple months ago…needless to say I have made about 10 batches since. He is addicted lol. And yes you can double the batch…I now double it!
holly says
Can you make this a double batch and still come out just as good? I need alot as Im making a huge cake!
bakerbynature says
Hi Holly. While I haven’t tried doubling it myself, many readers have reported it works!
Angelique Stainrod says
So, I made this and the first time it did not turn out. However, I made it a second time adding in the half and half and butter in slowly and it worked just fine! Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Marianne says
Hi–this is still on the thin side. Does it thicken up when it cools?
Also–I have always been told by my chef friends that the difference between butterscotch and caramel is that butterscotch is made with brown sugar, and caramel with white. So this might be butterscotch!! No biggie, it is still delicious. Hoping it gets thicker though. I want to blend it into ice cream…
Kayla says
Hi. I made this and stuffed fresh home made crapes with them, served with vanilla ice cream. Absolutly yummy and great dessert for company. Thank you
Laura De Nuntiis says
Sounds delish!!! Just wondering how long will it keep for in the fridge pls?
bakerbynature says
Hi Laura. While this is best the day it’s made, it’ll keep for a week. Just reheat it a little since it seizes up in the fridge 😉
Savannah says
Will this recipe work with whipped cream/cool whip?
bakerbynature says
Hi Savannah. I do not believe it will work will cool whip. I suggest using plain heavy cream.
Michelle says
Amazing recipe! I always dread salted caramel for the temperature watching and cream overboil. This was unbelievably easy and the perfect flavor and consistency. My new go-to. Thanks for sharing!
Kimberly says
I just made this and it was super easy, and taste amazing. I’ll never buy store bought again. Thx for sharing.
bakerbynature says
So happy to hear it, Kimberly! Homemade salted caramel sauce for life 😉