Description
This easy 3-ingredient caramel sauce is rich, buttery and delicious. It takes about 15 minutes to make and is great over so many desserts. You can also use to tuck inside of cookies, cupcakes or marshmallows. The list is endless.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Add the powdered sugar to a small sauce pan over low heat. (I have an electric stove and I place the heat on #3). Allow the powdered sugar to completely melt. Do not stir. It will take a few minutes to melt. The sugar should become a caramel color.
- When the sugar is almost totally melted, remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter. Add the whipping cream and return back to the heat. Whisk or use a spoon and stir constantly, bringing the mixture to a boil over medium low heat again. Then whisk vigorously. Don’t worry if a clump of hard caramel forms on your whisk, just keep whisking. It will melt back down. Boil for about 2 minutes and remove the pan from the heat.
- If you want salted caramel, add your kosher salt at this time. Start with a small amount first, and taste it. I don’t recommend starting with more than 1/4 teaspoon at first. This is a very small amount of caramel.
- Allow the caramel to completely cool. Pour into a small jar with a lid and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. Warm it slightly in the microwave when ready to use.
- Use this caramel over ice cream or to pour over any dessert where you want a drizzling of caramel.
Notes
- This is a small batch of caramel. It makes approximately 3/4 cup. You can double it if you like. I made this small batch recipe specifically for an ice cream recipe I was making, so feel free to double it.