There are so many uses for this syrup! Only 6 ingredients and ready in 10 minutes! It can also easily be adjusted from a syrup to a homemade caramel sauce! Whether you want to drizzle it on your ice cream or over a stack of pancakes, this corn syrup-free recipe is honestly the best!
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Why Choose This Recipe
- This is the easiest recipe, with only 6 simple ingredients, and ready in just 10 minutes!
- The perfect homemade syrup for waffles! French Toast! Pancakes! Vanilla Ice Cream or even to add a little something to coffee drinks!
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Evaporated Milk - Whole milk or half and half can be substituted. If you want a thicker caramel sauce, then substitute heavy cream for the evaporated milk.
- Butter - Both salted butter and unsalted butter work fine.
- Salt - For an extra salted caramel flavor, add an extra pinch of salt or two!
Step by Step Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, bring the 1 cup butter, 2 cups brown sugar, 3 tablespoon water, and ½ teaspoon salt to a boil.
- Boil for 5 minutes, stirring here and there while the sugar dissolves, with a whisk or a wooden spoon.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the tablespoon of vanilla extract and ¾ cup evaporated milk.
- Be warned, it will hiss and spit quite a bit at first.
- Pour hot caramel syrup into a glass jar or syrup container.
- Drizzle this warm syrup over your favorite desserts as well as your favorite breakfast recipes!
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat carefully in the microwave!
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
To make this a thick sauce replace the ¾ cup of evaporated milk with ¾ cup of heavy cream.
My favorite is a Cinnamon Swirl French Toast. If you love the chunky French toast with caramel from Kneaders, you will love that recipe. It is a million times better! This is also great over ice cream like Toasted Almond Ice Cream! And have you ever tried drizzling caramel syrup over your apple pie? Many even like to use it as a caramel coffee syrup!
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Best Caramel Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter
- 2 Cups Brown Sugar
- 3 Tbs. Water
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ Cup Evaporated Milk
- 1 Tbs Vanilla
Instructions
- In a pot over medium heat, bring the butter, brown sugar, water, and salt to a boil.
- Boil for 5 minutes while stirring here and there.
- Remove from heat and whisk in the evaporated milk and vanilla.
- The caramel syrup will hiss and spit quite a bit at first.
- Serve hot or cool and use.
- Store in a syrup jar or mason jar in the fridge.
Notes
- For a thick caramel sauce, substitute heavy cream for the evaporated milk.
- This caramel syrup can be reheated in the microwave and is good for 3-4 weeks in the fridge.
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Gale
I’m looking for a Carmel sauce recipe I can can, is this recipe safe to can or water bath ?
Mindee
I would check with your local extension for sure but my understanding is that the lack of acidity in dairy makes home canning unsafe in a water bath when milks are present. The danger is botulism. I believe your local canning extension can direct you in how to possibly pressure can it though.
Marisa Zetterquist
Wow this was so easy to make and my entire family loved it, huge hit! I liked that it called for evaporated milk because I keep that on hand and could make it on a whim!
Greg
Love the caramel flavor it adds to my pancakes. Love it!!!