This easy Gluten Free Caramel Sauce recipe makes the perfect thick, creamy sauce that effortlessly drizzles from your spoon. Whether you’re topping cakes, fruit, pancakes, ice cream, or tarts like my gluten free pear tart, this versatile sauce is sure to elevate your desserts. Plus, this 3 ingredient caramel sauce recipe includes handy tips for making salted caramel sauce!
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Ingredients in Gluten Free Caramel Sauce
To make delicious, gluten free caramel sauce, you need the following ingredients:
- Granulated white sugar: This is the main ingredient that basically caramelizes to create the rich, golden-brown color and deep, complex flavor of the caramel sauce.
- Heavy cream: The cream adds a velvety, creamy texture to the caramel sauce and helps to balance the sweetness.
- Unsalted butter: Butter contributes to the overall richness and mouthfeel of the caramel sauce.
- Salt (optional): Adding salt enhances the sweetness and balances the flavors. For regular caramel sauce, use a ยฝ teaspoon of salt. To create salted caramel sauce, increase the amount to 1 teaspoon.
Serve caramel sauce on No Bake Pumpkin Tart in an extra flaky crust.
How to Make Gluten Free Caramel Sauce
- Gather the necessary ingredients and equipment, including a heavy-bottomed saucepan, a whisk, and a heatproof spatula.
- Place the sugar in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it melts and turns a deep golden-brown (about 5 minutes). No need to add water โ the sugar will melt on its own.
- Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter until fully melted. While whisking continuously, slowly add the cream. Keep whisking until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- If clumps of sugar form, return the saucepan to low heat and continue whisking until the sauce is smooth.
- Stir in the salt.
- Pour the mixture into a jar or container and let it cool uncovered.
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Can You Make Sugar Free Caramel Sauce with Monk Fruit?
I experimented with white granulated monk fruit, but it didnโt work. Monk fruit melts too quickly, whereas sugar takes longer to break down, giving it time to thicken and brown properly.
How to Make Salted Caramel Sauce
To make salted caramel sauce, you generally increase the salt from half a teaspoon to a full teaspoon.
How to Store 3 Ingredient Caramel Sauce
This is how you store your caramel sauce.
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Refrigerate Gluten Free Caramel Sauce
Once cooled, cover with a lid and store in the refrigerator for up to a week. When you take it out of the refrigerator, microwave it for a few seconds so it becomes creamy and easy to dip your spoon into.
Freeze Gluten Free Caramel Sauce
You can also freeze gluten free caramel sauce in an airtight container for later use.
In conclusion, that’s everything you need to know to make amazing gluten free caramel sauce. If you love caramel, I definitely recommend trying this absolutely luscious recipe.
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Gluten Free Caramel Sauce Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Heavy-Bottomed, Non-Stick Saucepan
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Heatproof Spatula
Ingredients
- ยฝ Cup Sugar This is the main ingredient that basically caramelizes to create the rich, golden-brown color and deep, complex flavor of the caramel sauce.
- ยผ Cup Heavy Cream The cream adds a velvety, creamy texture to the caramel sauce and helps to balance the sweetness.
- 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter Butter contributes to the overall richness and mouthfeel of the caramel sauce.
- ยฝ-1 Teaspoon Salt (optional) For regular caramel sauce, use a ยฝ teaspoon of salt. To create salted caramel sauce, increase the amount to 1 teaspoon.
Instructions
How to Make Gluten Free Caramel Sauce
- Place the sugar in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it melts and turns a deep golden-brown (about 5 minutes). No need to add water โ the sugar will melt on its own.
- Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter until fully melted. While whisking continuously, slowly add the cream. Keep whisking until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- If clumps of sugar form, return the saucepan to low heat and continue whisking until the sauce is smooth.Alternatively, you can leave the clumps and microwave it once it cools to smooth them out. Just let it sit for a few minutes afterward to thicken back up.
- Stir in the salt.
- Pour the mixture into a jar or container and let it cool uncovered.
Refrigerate or Freeze Your Caramel Sauce
- Once cooled, cover with a lid and store in the refrigerator for up to a week. When you take it out of the refrigerator, microwave it for a few seconds so it becomes creamy and easy to dip your spoon into.
- You can also freeze gluten free caramel sauce in an airtight container for later use.
Notes
Quick, easy recipe, was delicious with apple pie.
Thanks for letting me know. Yes, it pairs well with lots of desserts.