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    Home » Recipes » American

    Simple Homemade Caramel Sauce

    Published: Oct 10, 2016 · Modified: May 12, 2023 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 30 Comments

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    This simple Homemade Caramel Sauce is made with just a slow cooker and condensed milk for a fabulous to dip apple slices in or serve over ice cream.

    a jar with homemade caramel surrounded by red apples

    Homemade Caramel Sauce

    You can make your very own caramel sauce (also know as Dulche de Leche) with one ingredient!

    That would be sweetened condensed milk and a crock pot!

    I actually poured my condensed milk into small mason jars to cook it in.  But you can just place the entire can of condensed milk in the crock pot directly.  I didn’t want to add any potential contaminates from the can so I opted for the mason jars.   🙂

    This homemade caramel sauce is such a HUGE hit!! 

    How to Make Homemade Caramel Sauce

    three small mason jars with condensed milk in front of a white crock pot

    Place the jars in the slow cooker and cover completely with water.  Make sure the can stay covered with water the entire time it is cooking.

    mason jars in a slow cooker

    FAQ’s

    How to Store Caramel Sauce?

    Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 14 days.

    closeup top view of caramel sauce in a jar

    Homemade Caramel Sauce

    This simple homemade caramel sauce was so much easier than I ever imagined! Fabulous to dip apple slices in or serve over ice cream.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Cook Time: 10 hours hours
    Total Time: 10 hours hours
    Servings: 28
    Calories: 91kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 28 ounces condensed milk 2 cans
    • 3 small mason jars

    Instructions

    • Pout the 2 cans of condensed milk and into (3) 8 ounce mason jars and place the lid on each jar.
    • Place the covered jars in the slow cooker and cover completely with water. Make sure the jars or cans stay covered with water the entire time it is cooking.
    • Cook on Low for 8 – 10 hours.
    • After removing from the crock pot, let cool completely and then refrigerate.

    Notes

    Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 14 days.
    For drizzling, thin the caramel by adding one teaspoon of milk and heat a little in the microwave. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1oz | Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 105mg | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 0.1mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.

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    a mason jar with caramel sauce

    ENJOY!!

     

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    Comments

    1. Sherryl Adaskin Bowman

      August 18, 2023 at 12:54 pm

      This looks wonderful ans is very easy. Can it be frozen? I would be hard pressed to use 3 bottles in 14 days.

      Reply
    2. Evelyne

      October 27, 2014 at 10:02 am

      This looks fantastic! We will definitely be trying it soon!

      Reply
    3. Kim @ This Ole Mom

      October 26, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      Your caramel looks delicious. Love the recipe! Thank you for sharing at the Click and Chat Link Up Party! Have a wonderful week, Kim@This Ole Mom

      Reply
    4. Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector)

      October 24, 2014 at 10:04 pm

      What a great idea! Thanks for linking up with SNF! Pinned to our party board!

      Reply
    5. Sarah@bakingwithmom

      October 22, 2014 at 8:01 pm

      I really can’t believe it is this easy! Wow! Thanks for sharing on Click and Chat!

      Reply
    6. Diane Balch

      October 22, 2014 at 5:10 pm

      What a fun idea making caramel… I have a few pounds of apples too from apple picking. Pinned. Thanks for bringing this to Weekend Bites.

      Reply
    7. Amanda @ The Anti Mom Blog

      October 20, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      how simple is that! i need to try making this caramel! visiting from click and chat mixer – pinning and trying this!

      Reply
    8. Jessica

      October 20, 2014 at 8:19 pm

      You stole my caramel filled heart on this one! My step dad has made this for me so many times, I have yet to try it though. He makes it in the oven, but this looks so much easier…I am going to try it this week!
      Thanks for linking up this week to Totally Terrific Tuesday Link Party!! Remember party starts again monday at 10pm to see who was picked for features and link up new content!
      If you follow me on Google+ I send out a reminder, and I try to follow everyone back that adds me 🙂
      There were so many inspiring links this week, hope you found a few that inspired you as well!
      Thanks again
      Jessica

      Reply
    9. Miz Helen

      October 20, 2014 at 11:23 am

      Your Homemade Caramel looks fantastic! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday!
      Come Back Soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    10. Sharon

      October 19, 2014 at 10:41 pm

      I was skeptical the first time I saw this method. Immediately put it in the crockpot and 8 hrs later pulled it out to cool down. 3 hrs later I was eating it with apple slices. It was wonderful and just too easy. Next time I will do the jars instead. Thanks for the tip.

      Reply
    11. Andrea Fogleman

      October 19, 2014 at 12:37 pm

      I’ve made this caramel on the stove and it’s fabulous. I’ll have to try it in the crock pot. I love the start it and forget it part. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for linking up for Scraptastic Saturdays. This post will be shared via FB/Twitter/Pinterest. Have a wonderful day. Hope to see you Saturday.

      Reply
    12. Akamatra

      October 19, 2014 at 10:48 am

      I am drooling!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
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