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Homemade Caramel Sauce

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Hard to burn and a cinch to make! This sweet sauce is perfect for topping ice cream or your homemade coffee drink!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
  • ¼ cups Water
  • 3-⅝ ounces, weight Butter
  • ½ cups Heavy Cream

Preparation

Mix sugar and cornstarch.

Add sugar mix and water to a thick-bottomed pan on medium high heat. Whisk sugar and water until smooth, but after this initial stir, don’t mix! Swirl syrup in the pan by using handles or pot holders. You can also dip a pastry brush in some cold water and swirl the syrup with that.

The sugar crystals need time to bind together, but don’t walk away! It will take a few minutes, between 5-8 (10 at most), so just continue swirling periodically. During this time prepare the butter and cream.

The mixture will continue to boil and will develop a caramel-ly color. Once the color starts deepening (mine stayed a medium color), that’s when you know it’s ready for the next step.

Add the butter and mix until melted. Wait a moment, and then add the cream. Be careful! The mixture will most likely foam up to twice its size. Mix it together and remove from heat for the final time.

Pour carefully into a glass jar for storage and use whenever you get a caramel craving!

Easy, right?

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free to be me on 12.19.2011

I made this caramel sauce last night. I used it as a topping on some blondies i baked for a friend. actually, i was in such a hurry to get it made that i put all the ingredients together and my boyfriend did the “swirling” and really deserves the credit for the sauce being a success. We made a double batch so it took about 20 min for the sauce to caramelize. I will definitely make this again! Thanks!

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Melanie Eccles on 10.2.2011

Would this be good as a caramel dip for apple slices?

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everydayisgourmet on 9.10.2010

100 g is 7 tbsp of butter : ))

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Cindy Carnes on 9.3.2010

I get hung up on GRAMS on these recipes………how much is that in English? HAHA, I know, my ignorance is showing

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everydayisgourmet on 7.25.2010

Just wanted to let everyone know that yes, you can stir after you start adding the butter : ) It is just initially as the sugar crystals come together that stirring will prevent them from binding : ) Hope that helps!

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michellejoan5 on 3.20.2011

Fabulous! I’ve made this three times already! I love to put it in my coffee with some milk and coca powder! Absolute bliss!
Thanks

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lasmith84 on 8.10.2010

I can’t even remember what i made this for, but i have the leftovers in the fridge and it is delicious. I love this over ice-cream. It is super easy to make and stores great.

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abbylyn on 7.17.2010

It tastes fantastic! I have to keep myself from eating it all straight out of the jar in one sitting. The only problem I ran into was once I added the butter, the swirling no longer worked, I had to actually start stirring. I am not sure if this is what the author intended? Could you provide some more detailed instructions?

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rozanie on 7.9.2010

This was good!
Not exactly the flavor I was expecting, but will definitely make it again.

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cookiekat on 6.22.2010

Wow! This was super easy to make and it tastes like I spent a long time making it.
I did not have the heavy cream so I used half & half instead. It worked very well and I bet it will taste even better the next time I make it using the cream.
This tastes so good that I have to keep tasting it every time I open the fridge. I’ll be making this very often.

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