You know those days when the phone won’t stop ringing, your kids are screaming and your husband needs you every 5 minutes. Add some projects and a headache. Well, you have to cook on those days too. But, this is not the best day to make caramel. Or, so you thought. This simple No Fail Caramel Sauce is so easy to make. Combine and stir. That’s about it. Perfect even on those hectic days.
Made with brown sugar, it has a richer deeper flavor. Chad says it tastes a little like butterscotch. I think it tastes like pecan pie bars filling. Munchkin just says “more”. That’s a thumbs up from Munchkin. Either way, it is quick, easy and delicious! It is perfect on ice cream, pie, cake and especially this Peach Cobbler Pound Cake.
Enjoy!
With love from our kitchen table to yours! XO
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No Fail Caramel Sauce
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons vanilla
Combine ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat whisking occasionally. Cook for about 5 minutes, remove from heat and add vanilla. Whisk to combine and return to heat for another minute until thickened.
Serve and enjoy! You can also store in the refrigerator in a resealable container.
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Perfect! Just what I needed!
ReplyDeletepouring this amazing caramel sauce over peach cobbler pound cake sounds unreal! I love how easy making caramel sauce is... I never knew it until earlier this past year! Yours looks amazing, Donna!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Thank you for this recipe! It seems so easy, yet so homemade. I love you. Yes, I just said that....
ReplyDeleteI had the most heavenly salted caramel over bacon gelato this summer and want to try replicating it. I'll start with this as a base and go from there, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday. Please link back to us and come back Sunday to vote.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone should have a jar of carmel in the refigerator. There are so many things you could use it for. I think just eating it off the spoon would be a great idea!
ReplyDeleteMaking this tonight... I only have whipping cream so hoping that it will work... Tasted good as it was being made... Just waiting for it to cool down a bit and then going to drizzle it over the apple crumble crostatas I just made. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday (otherwise I would have just used store-bought :))
ReplyDeleteEASY, I love it! My name is Cindy and I blog over at Vegetarianmamma.com I wanted to invite you to link up your recipe at our Gluten Free Fridays Recipe Link up party! It happens every Friday and we'd love to have you join us with some of your awesome recipes! You can find this week's link up here: http://vegetarianmamma.com/glutenfree-fridays-recipe-party-4/ It doesn't mean that you have to be a gluten free bloggers. If you have some recipes on your blog that are gluten free that counts! :) Many recipes are naturally gluten free.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy :)
How long will it keep in the fridge? (Assuming we don't eat it all in one sitting) :)
ReplyDeleteThe proper answer would be 2 weeks.
DeleteHowever, I can tell you I have had mine in the fridge for many weeks longer than that (it got lost in the back). I pulled it out and warmed it up and it was perfect.
Ok. Thanks! Another question for you: did your caramel separate after you put it in the fridge?? Wondering if that's normal. (Of course I'd be the one to fail a no fail recipe ha ha.) I'm scheming lots of uses for this sauce!
ReplyDeleteMy did not separate, but it did get kind of 'chunky'. I just warmed it up and stirred it and it was lovely again. If that doesn't work, try returning it to the pan and slowly warming with a little cream or milk. Hope that helps. Donna
Deletecan i use half and half in place of the heavy cream???for the caramel sauce!!!
ReplyDeleteI have not tried half and half. I believe it would be a perfect substitution. Hope that helps!
DeleteDonna
just got through making the carmel with the half and half , it is delicious!!! so easy to make, and it has to be the best carmel i have ever tasted!!!and the easiest!! thanks for the receipe!!!
Deletecan i use half and half instead of the heavy cream???
ReplyDeleteI try the carmel sauce and My family really like Apply Pie with carmel sauce and Ice cream was outstanding
ReplyDeleteI made carmel Apple Pie ala mode and my family thought it was outstanding
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