Caramel, A Universal Favorite - 13 Delicious Recipes, Sweet and Savory!

By Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine | Updated on November 5, 2023

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Do you love caramel? We do! These are 13 of our favorite caramel recipes that are sure to be crowd-pleasers.

Anything caramel-flavored is a huge hit around our house! If your family feels the same way, this post is for you. Caramel is also a wonderful flavor for the fall season. It pairs perfectly with other fall flavors we love like apple, pumpkin and maple.

We've rounded up our favorite caramel recipes, both sweet and savory. Yes, savory! Check out the recipes to see all the ways to use this wonderful flavor. Enjoy!

Vertical photo of 8 Minute Microwave Salted Caramels wrapped in plastic in a blue and white bowl.

8 Minute Microwave Salted Caramels

These Microwave Salted Caramels are crazy delicious homemade caramels you can make in less than 15 minutes! Everyone who tries them, begs for more!

Vertical overhead photo of a skillet pan of Vietnamese Caramel Shrimp with rice and Pineapple Basil Salsa.

Vietnamese Caramel Shrimp with Pineapple Basil Salsa

This Vietnamese Caramel Shrimp is sweet, salty and super delicious. It comes together quickly and the Pineapple Basil Salsa is a fresh, vibrant garnish!

Caramel pecan buttermilk cake on a wooden cake stand with flowers.

Ridiculously Easy Caramel Pecan Buttermilk Cake

This Caramel Pecan Buttermilk Cake might just be one of the easiest and most delicious cakes you'll ever make! The cake mixes up in less than 10 minutes and the fabulous pecan caramel topping won't even take that long!

Vertical picture of Caramelized Sweet Potatoes in a silver dish

20-Minute Caramelized Sweet Potatoes

Super quick and easy, these delicious Caramelized Sweet Potatoes are a healthy alternative to traditional, sticky, marshmallow recipes. Besides being a fabulous side, they can also be used on salads and in soups.

Sea Salted Caramel Corn in a blue dutch oven

Ridiculously Easy Sea Salted Microwave Caramel Corn

This Sea Salted Caramel Corn is ridiculously easy to make AND ridiculously delicious to eat. Make plenty! It will disappear faster than you can say "Ridiculously Easy Microwave Caramel Corn"!

Pumpkin caramels on a white cake stand with a small pumpkin in the center.

Ridiculously Easy Sea-Salted Pumpkin Microwave Caramels (with free printable labels for gifts)

Looking for something fun and seasonal to make for a fall party, Halloween event or Thanksgiving celebration? We've got a wonderful treat today, a recipe for pumpkin caramels that you make in the microwave!

In addition to being fabulously delicious, they make a wonderful gift and we're offering a set of free printlable labels (pictured below). Check out the recipe and find out how to receive the free labels by clicking on the link above or below. ENJOY!

Vertical picture of French Caramel Apple Cake on a white cake stand

French Caramel Apple Cake

This delicious Caramel Apple Cake couldn't be easier with a simple microwave caramel sauce, a one-bowl, no-mixer cake recipe and no need to even peel the apples!

Caramel Buttermilk Sheet Cake in a pan and cut into slices

Ridiculously Easy Caramel Buttermilk Sheet Cake

With just one bowl and a whisk, you can put together this FABULOUS Caramel Buttermilk Sheet Cake. The melt-in-your-mouth caramel icing is as easy as the cake!

Vertical picture of homemade caramel apples on a white cake stand

Easy Homemade Caramel Apples

These Easy Homemade Caramel Apples taste a hundred times better than anything you can buy. Make a dozen apples in less than an hour!

Vertical picture of easy Microwave Caramel Sauce in a glass jar with blue and white bowls

Easy Microwave Caramel Sauce

Although it tastes like the decadently delicious, old-fashioned kind, this microwave caramel sauce is amazingly easy and involves less than 5 minutes of hands-on time!

Overhead picture of Vietnamese Carmel Pork Lettuce wraps on a platter with fresh toppings

Vietnamese Caramel Pork Lettuce Wraps

These crazy-delicious Vietnamese Caramel Pork Lettuce Wraps and the pork can be prepared ahead. They make a fresh, light weeknight meal and are also perfect for dinner parties.

Honey Caramel Almond Shortbread Bars

With a buttery shortbread base and a chewy caramel topping loaded with crisp almonds, these Honey Caramel Almond Shortbread Bars are always a HUGE hit!

Vertical picture of apple cider caramel sauce in a glass jar

Salted Apple Cider Caramel Sauce

This silky smooth Apple Cider Caramel Sauce is buttery and bursting with delicious, fresh apple flavor. It's wonderful on ice cream and is also a fabulous way to pizzaz up any fall dessert!

Ridiculously Easy Salted Caramel Shortbread Bites

These crazy delicious Salted Caramel Shortbread Bites look fancy but come together quickly with a one-bowl shortbread dough and the easiest caramel ever!

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I am the bread of life;
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and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst."
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