An easy caramel sauce recipe including variations for cinnamon, coffee, and brandy caramel sauce. Serve over ice cream or your favorite dessert.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy caramel sauce
Servings: 4
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
1/2cupwhite sugar
1/2cupbrown sugar
1/2cupheavy cream
1/4cupbutter
Instructions
In a small saucepan, combine all four ingredients and bring to a boil. Do not overcook.
Using a candy thermometer, bring it to a soft ball stage, which is between 235 degrees F and 240 degrees F. At this stage, if you took some of the syrup and dropped it into cold water, it would begin hardening and form a soft ball, thus the terminology.
Cook only to a softball stage and use a candy thermometer for best results.
Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
Cool and serve with whipped cream on your favorite dessert or ice cream sundae.
Notes
Variations to this easy caramel sauce recipe:Cinnamon Caramel SauceAdd 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the basic recipe above. This makes for a very flavorful sauce.Coffee Caramel SauceAdd 1 Tablespoon of freshly brewed coffee to the basic recipe above and cook as directed.Brandy Caramel SauceAdd 1 Tablespoon brandy or bourbon to the basic recipe above and cook as directed.