Homemade Caramel Sauce.....Crazy Delicious!

1 Cup Sugar

6 Tablespoons Butter

3/4 Cup Heavy Cream

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Serve over vanilla ice cream with a sprinkling of berries………….

Okay, I know, this recipe isn’t the healthiest….
The sugar, the butter ….the heavy cream….
But I can’t help love it…. It’s also incredibly easy to make and has only 3 ingredients!

To begin, add the sugar to a heavy sauce pan on medium heat.  Watching constantly, the sugar will begin to melt from the heat and caramelize.  I keep a close eye and stir as needed during the caramelizing process (as sugar can burn easily and quickly).  Eventually, the sugar will begin to melt into a thick puddle and turn a light caramel brown (you may have some sugar crystal build up on the sides of the pan, this is normal…no worries).  It is then, when the sugar has turned a golden brown that you add your butter and heavy cream, stirring constantly to incorporate all the ingredients into a smooth sauce.  This may take a little time and go through a couple of changes with consistency since the butter and cream will have cooled the sugar. But as the temperature rises again, it will begin to look like caramel sauce, and when it does……Wallah!  You’re done!

The whole process between prep time and cooking shouldn’t take more then 20 minutes.  It creates an elegant dessert topping that can be added over many things.  The sky is the limit with this one.  Caramel mixes and matches with so many things…. One of my favorite ways is to pour it warm over vanilla ice cream with a sprinkling of fresh berries,  simple, delicious and a little bit of heaven…….Okay, I know by now you know that I love caramel, but another great thing about this recipe is that you can make it ahead of time and store in the fridge.  Just reheat in the microwave or stove top when it’s time to serve………..

Enjoy!