Easy Caramel Drizzle
This Easy Caramel Drizzle delivers just like the name says….easy. Add this sauce on top of a big bowl of ice cream, drizzled all over cheesecake or as a frosting on a cake. With only a few ingredients you can make your own caramel! No candy thermometer needed! Just boil for a few minutes! The perfect jar of liquid gold! Be warned you’ll want to hide the spoons otherwise you will be eating this delicious Easy Caramel Drizzle before you can use it. To REALLY see how easy this recipe is to make….watch the video below.
BROWN SUGAR POUND CAKE
Yes….this drizzle is easy to make but you’ll want to break out your sweat pants for this recipe. Hahahaha….it’s a little bit of a workout.
Easy Caramel Drizzle
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine condensed milk and brown sugar; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly.
- Reduce heat, and SIMMER for 5 minutes, whisking constantly.
- Remove from heat; whisk in butter and vanilla.
- NOTE: Make sure you drizzle the caramel while it's still HOT. When cooled the caramel does somewhat harden.
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Oooo, just saw this on Pinterest! I am a nut for anything caramel and anything sweetened condensed milk! I just want to eat this by the spoonful! REPINNING! 🙂
Joy @ Yesterfood.blogspot.com
Hi Joy,
It’s funny you would say that. I did have a couple of spoonfuls last night! HAHA! 🙂
Just made this the cake is even good without the Carmel but even better with Carmel.
WooHoo that’s awesome Ginger!
I really want to make this! But I’ve never seen toffee bits here in France. Can you suggest a Substitute?
Thank you for your reply-
Hi Debra,
You could use a crushed up Skore Bar. The only difference is that it is coated with chocolate so you would also be adding bits of chocolate. Any Hard toffee bar will do. 🙂
I loved this cake, but I did have trouble with the caramel drizzle. It turned out thick, almost unspreadable (forget any drizzling), and cooled to a thick hard crust. Eight minutes seemed like a long time to simmer, but to be honest, I cooked it on med-high for the first couple minutes until I re-read the directions. Is this sauce supposed to be thin and easy to drizzle?
Hi Terri,
This caramel drizzle does get cold quickly. Make sure you have your cake ready for the drizzle before making it. The key is to drizzle while it’s hot. Also, make sure you simmer very slowly. Thanks for visiting and your comment. Have a GREAT day! 🙂
I like to make desserts and freeze individual servings. How long can this caramel drizzle be kept in the refrigerator to reheat when thawing the cake?
Hi Nancy, I don’t know. If I had to guess maybe a couple of weeks or longer. There really isn’t anything that spoils quickly in the recipe.
Thanks! I’m going to give it a try.
Just found you. Lovely site. Going to try this recipe sounds wonderful.
Put some pecans in the caramel
drizzle, Yum Yum!
That does sound yummy Linda!
Just biting into it. That is heaven. Mine does not look like yours. But it still taste great!
This makes an incredible frosting/glaze! Just keep stirring constantly and pour it quickly once it’s finished. It begins to harden immediately.
love this and am storing in my files for future use!
Can you reheat the caramel to reuse?
Yes Tamara. Pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds, stir and if it needs more only do 15 seconds.
My Caramel Drizzle tasted so good as I was putting it on the cake, but when it firmed up it was sugary. What did I do wrong?
Hi Pat, The drizzle does harden like frosting once it cools down.
It was firm but that’s not a problem — the problem is the drizzle was not smooth & creamy, it was grainy, like when you make fudge & it turns grainy.
Hi Pat, Maybe boiled at too high of a temp or too long?
Hi Pat how much does this recipe give you? I wanted to make a mason jar of it and wanted to know if it would harden up quite a bit or stay pour able.
Hi Marsha, Yes this will harden. It’s more of a drizzle to go over cakes. Here is a link to a more pourable caramel. Easy Caramel Sauce
Can you use the easy caramel sauce on this cake or will it just slide off?
No Deborah, this caramel recipe goes with the cake. It is thick and will harden in minutes into a delicious frosting.
Can you use to make caramel apples?.
Hi Angela, No this caramel doesn’t harden like you would need for caramel apples. Click here for a recipe—->>>>OLD FASHIONED CARAMEL APPLES
Great simple recipe. I am going to make the drizzle to put on mini apple rose cream cheese filled pies. I’ll let you know if it worked. Hopefully in the process I don’t create another Chernobyl. Thank for the recipe
Ilove anything CARAMEL can’t wait to try this sounds amazing.
Better hide the spoons Debbie! 🙂
I’m going to make some Pecan Caramel Clusters with this recipe! I’ll let you know how it turns out.?
Yes, please do Detra!
Very good recipe for icing, sounds like the one my mom made similar to put on her homemade chocolate cake, was such a favorite for myself and siblings. None of us had the recipe for the icing , so will definitely try this one. Thanks for the recipe
Awesome Roger! I love the idea of using it on a chocolate cake!
Discovered I only had brown sugar I had previously mixed with cinnamon. Tried it anyway and it worked! Drizzled it over a Sarah Lee pound cake. Delicious!
Hi Jinjer, I love that idea!
Sounds like it would be AMAZING on cheesecake!! Gotta try!! 🙂
Oh my gosh Terri I hadn’t thought of that. It does sound amazing!
Hi Sheryl,
Finally got around to baking the cake and making the sauce. Delish!
One thing though, my caramel didn’t come out as dark as depicted. Any suggestions?
Hi Sherry, I’m glad the cake turned out and you loved it as much as I do! The only thing I can think of as far as the caramel color is the cooking time. Either it didn’t simmer hard enough, long enough or both.
Can you say AMAZING!!!!!
This will be a repeat preformance!!!
Thanks Rochelle! I love this recipe! I have to stop myself from eating it by the spoonfuls! 🙂
Can I use this in a poke cake?
Hi Valerie! That’s an awesome idea! Yes….as long as the caramel is hot. Once the drizzle cools it will harden like a frosting.
will i be able to use this caramel sauce on cinnamon rolls
Sure Nicky! That sounds incredible!
Hi, would I be able to drizzle this on a store bought caramel cake to “jazz” it up a bit?
Sure Susan! It’s also great on ice cream.
This caramel frosting is da bomb! I poured it over my bundt pound cake and my family loved it! Next time I am going to add pecans, kind of like a praline pound cake. YUM!
Oh YES Diane! That sounds delish!
Hi there, I’m looking for a caramel drizzle that I can use on a pumpkin bread or cake that was set up enough to wrap. Any suggestions?
Hi Terrie, This Caramel Drizzle does harden (forms a hard shell skin) when it cools. I think it could hold up to being wrapped.
I left it out in a madon jar overnight will it spoil?
Hi Zee, no but you will still need to warm the caramel before using.
Hi Sheryl. I’ve been looking for a caramel I can drizzle onto brownies and be able to stack the brownies in a box without a sticky mess. I’m going to try this recipe. Thanks for posting! Looks delicious!!
Hi Scott, I think you’ll have good luck with this recipe. Once the caramel comes to room temperature it’s no longer gooey.
Had problems with this recipe. It developed hard dark specks in it. Brown sugar? I still used it on apple muffins and am calling it toffee apple cupcakes.
Hi Margaret, I think the stove top temperature was too high. Next time boil it at a lower temperature and make sure you are continuously stirring. Good Luck!
Can you make this cake ahead of time and freeze until ready to use..say a week or so.
Hi Cheryl, Yes, let the cake cool completely, wrap it with plastic wrap and then foil to freeze. Do not freeze with the drizzle on the cake, wait until the day you’re ready to serve the cake to add the drizzle.
I made an Apple Fritter Came and drizzled this caramel sauce on it. Yummy
Oh my gosh Diane…that sounds delicious!