I’m not even going to lie, I’m not going to start with a lovely quote, or write an epic story as a distraction. I’m not going to sugarcoat it at all. Here’s the truth: I wish I had never learnt to make caramel sauce, learnt how easy it is to make, learnt that it only takes a few ingredients, let alone learnt to make it in my favourite flavours. Nevertheless, homemade is always better than store-bought, and if used in moderation, it’s ok (I think?), plus homemade caramel sauce makes a wonderful gift this time of the year. So as promised on Instagram a while back, here’s the recipe, not just for apple caramel, but for coffee caramel as well. Enjoy and use in moderation!
Apple Caramel Sauce
(yields approximately 350 ml)
- 480 g freshly pressed apple cider
- 160 g raw cane sugar
- 120 g 35% cooking cream
- 113 g unsalted butter
- 40 g maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- In a medium sized saucepan, heat apple cider to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 1/2 cup.
- Add sugar, cream, butter and salt and bring to a boil.
- Simmer, whisking constantly, until thickened.
- Turn off stove, mix in maple syrup.
- Pour into jar, let cool completely before covering.
- Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Coffee Caramel Sauce
(yields approximately 250 ml)
- 2 tbsp ground coffee, plus 80 g hot water for making coffee
- 160 g raw cane sugar
- 120 g 35% cooking cream
- 60 g unsalted butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Make coffee using a French press and pour into saucepan.
- Add sugar, cream, butter and salt and bring to a boil.
- Simmer, whisking constantly, until thickened.
- Pour into jar, let cool completely before covering.
- Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks.
conifères & feuillus 
Yummy. Now I’m hungry.
Thank you for sharing such a great combination! 🙂
Thank you so much for stopping by! xx
With something this good, moderation becomes a major challenge.
Take care —
Neil S.
It’s best to give it away or not to make it often.. having some in the fridge is perhaps not the best idea! Thank you for stopping by,
Great idea for christmas gifts! Thank you a lot!
Yes, edible gifts are the best kind in my opinion!
Such a yummy treat! Love the sound of the coffee caramel!
It is and it makes a perfect gift as well.
Wow Annika – I can just imagine swirling this through my home made ice cream. Do you think it would work with a natural sugar substitute such as stevia?
I’ve never tried with stevia but we do replace the sugar with maple syrup (and it’s funny you bring up ice cream)… it doesn’t thicken as it would with sugar but this version is perfect for swirling into ice cream before letting it set.
Yummy! Anyone would love a gift like that, great idea❤️
They do make wonderful gifts… you can even easily make them organic! Thank you lovely. xx
Coffee caramel sounds delicious. Lovely combination.
Yes, it’s my preferred of the two, the kids love the apple one though. Thank you lovely. xx
i should never have read this post. coffee caramel. my life is over – actually, my waistline just died, but hey. Moderation? Who’s that?
Haha.. you are hilarious. Yes, moderation… I never put this on any other dessert as they are sweet already… here, we eat a spoonful at a time as you would a candy, the trick is stopping at one spoonful. xx
Wonderful share! Thanks a lot!!
Thank you sweetheart. xx
Can you send me some please….:) Thanks so much just lovely Annika
I’ll make sure Santa delivers some for Christmas! xx
Ohhhh nice!!! 🙂 Thank you…and would this be on Xmas eve??? hehehe
Most definitely! Santa is always on time!
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