Does caramel ever really need a lengthy introduction? I mean, it’s CARAMEL…we already know it’s amazing right?! This Easy Caramel Sauce however is made with brown sugar instead of white so it’s rich and tastes amazing on pretty much anything….seriously anything!
You start by adding the sugar, butter and water to the pan. How could anything that starts with those ingredients taste anything but great right?!
Once melted, you boil that for 5 minutes. It’s going to bubble like crazy but it’s totally fine. Just stir it to keep it from burning on the bottom.
After the 5 minutes, take it off of the heat and add in your evaporated milk and vanilla and stir until it stops bubbling and is completely smooth.
That’s it!
Easy Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 - 1/2 cup evaporated milk depending on the consistency you want
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add your butter, brown sugar, water, and salt.
- Bring to a full boil for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- in a separate cup, add the vanilla extract to your evaporated milk. That way you can add it all in to the pot at once.
- Once your mixture has been boiling for 5 minutes, remove it from the heat and slowly pour in your evaporated milk/vanilla mixture. It's going to bubble up like crazy but just keep stirring until it all comes together.
- Make sure you cool it down before serving so it's not piping hot!
28 Comments
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine
January 19, 2017 at 11:39 pmThis looks crazy good. I just photographed a hot fudge recipe for Valentine’s Day. Maybe our sauces should get together and have an ice cream party.
Coco and Ash
January 22, 2017 at 10:11 amHaha!! Yes! Chocolate caramel party!!
Amanda
January 19, 2017 at 11:56 pmThis looks super easy and I have never made my own caramel! I’ll try this recipe out for sure!!
Debra C.
January 20, 2017 at 12:10 amHomemade caramel sauce is the best and your pictures look just mouthwatering!
Brian Jones
January 20, 2017 at 1:12 amOh boy that looks so sticky and indulgent, nice job!
Nicola @ Happy
January 20, 2017 at 2:48 amI LOVE homemade caramel, but I’ve never tried it with brown sugar or condensed milk. Super excited to try your version!
Cynthia
May 16, 2020 at 4:45 pmI have tried 4 other online recipes for caramel sauce and this was the best! And it was quick and easy!
Coco and Ash
May 16, 2020 at 5:19 pmThank you!
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Yaz
January 9, 2019 at 2:52 pmBoiling for five minutes created a smokey burnt mess. Keep temp lower maybe?
Coco and Ash
January 10, 2019 at 10:58 amHi there, definitely try it on a lower temperature. Everyone’s stove-top, pans, heat differently. So I would definitely keep a close eye on it and try a lower temp.
Krista
January 8, 2020 at 2:01 pmMine actually came out looking like the picture. A major feat for me!
Crystal Allen
January 14, 2020 at 8:07 amHow long does it keep for ?
Coco and Ash
January 19, 2020 at 1:04 pmI’d say about a week in the fridge. 🙂
Ashley Stewart
April 8, 2020 at 8:57 pmWould it be okay to change the brown sugar to regular sugar?????
Coco and Ash
April 9, 2020 at 6:37 pmFor this recipe to turn out with the right results, I’d stick with brown 🙂
Natalie
April 10, 2020 at 8:14 pmGreat recipe to use up evaporated milk! Thanks 🙂
A helpful tip I’ve picked up throughout years of experimenting with various caramels: heat the milk and vanilla 30sec-1min in microwave before adding to caramel (I did this when the butter mixture had been boiling for 4 mins). This helps to prevent caramel sauce from bubbling over and spitting back at you as it does when cold ingredients are added.
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August 13, 2020 at 5:10 pmIs a stick of butter a quarter of a cup or a half of a cup?
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August 13, 2020 at 8:03 pmI stick is half a cup
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Gramma Di
November 14, 2020 at 4:48 pmThis caramel sauce is sooooo easy and soooooooo good! Served it with white cake and ice-cream . It is the best!
Coco and Ash
November 15, 2020 at 5:55 pmThank you!! 😀
Maya
November 18, 2020 at 2:27 pmThis is the first caramel recipe that has worked for me ! It came out wonderful definitely will use this recipe again!
Coco and Ash
November 19, 2020 at 3:26 pmThat’s awesome!!
Theresa
November 24, 2020 at 2:28 pmIs this sauce good for dipping apples or will it slide off?
Coco and Ash
November 24, 2020 at 4:05 pmI can’t guarantee it won’t slide but it’s delicious with apples! It’s not as thick as a store bought apple dip though.