Love Caramel? You’ll Want To Put This On Everything

My husband Dave loves caramel sauce on his ice cream—or, perhaps more accurately, he loves caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, and peanuts on his ice cream. And while I’ve already learned how to make homemade chocolate sauce that’s every bit as good as what we usually get at the store, I hadn’t attempted making caramel sauce until now.

I looked around a lot of different recipes, but when I saw this one from Ree Drummond, I knew I had found “the one.” (Her recipes tend to be easy to follow and rarely feature complex methods or ingredients, and this caramel sauce recipe is no exception.)

Give it a try—I’m sure you’ll find it every bit as delicious as Dave and I do!

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

adapted from The Pioneer Woman (via Food Network)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 4 Tbsp butter
• Pinch of salt
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Combine the brown sugar, half and half, butter, and salt in a saucepan and place it over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes until the mixture thickens.

Add the vanilla and cook 1 more minute, then remove from heat. Let the caramel sauce cool slightly before pouring it into an airtight jar and storing it in your fridge.

Like I said, easy!

7 Delicious Ways To Use Homemade Caramel Sauce

1. Drizzle it on ice cream for an amazing sundae.
2. Dip apple slices into it.
3. Stir some into your yogurt or oatmeal at breakfast.
4. Drizzle it over popcorn for the most amazing caramel popcorn ever.
5. Dip pretzels in it for a sweet and salty treat.
6. Drizzle it on pancakes or waffles.
7. Add a tablespoon or two to coffee or hot cocoa.

Got any other tasty caramel sauce ideas? Share them in a comment below!