Gooey Caramel Sauce Recipes

CARAMEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line muffin pan with liners and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, and make a well.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg lightly, add creamer and vegetable oil and beat until combined.
• Pour wet ingredients into the well of the dry ingredients and mix gently just until combined, do not overmix, it's okay if the batter is slightly lumpy.
• Add 2 tablespoons of batter to each liner, place an unwrapped caramel in the center, top with another tablespoon of batter. Repeat for the remaining liners.
• Mix topping ingredients together with a fork in a small bowl until crumbly, sprinkle over the top of the muffins and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
• Drizzle with caramel sauce before serving if desired and use caution as caramel center will be molten after removed from the oven. Bake off remaining batter the same way.

GOOEY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 1/4 cup sugar in a stainless saucepan on medium heat, do not stir until sugar begins to melt.
• Once sugar begins to melt, stir it until it has completely melted and begins to turn golden brown.
• When sugar has started to turn caramel colored, remove pan from heat and immediately add butter and brown sugar and quickly stir together.
• Once the butter and brown sugar are completely melded with the caramel (add gentle heat if needed to incorporate brown sugar), add the vanilla, corn syrup, cream and salt.
• Stir together well.
• The caramel will thicken as it cools.
• If a thinner caramel is required, add water one tablespoon at a time until the desired thickness is reached; if a thicker caramel is needed, reduce the amount of corn syrup used.

SALTED CARAMEL GOOEY BUTTER BARS

Steps:

• Place water and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan on medium-high heat and vigorously stir until sugar is dissolved and begins to boil.
• Once boiling, stop stirring and let boil until the sugar's temperature reads 370 F on a candy thermometer.
• Immediately remove from heat and carefully add butter. Swirl the pan until the butter is completely melted.
• Add the heavy whipping cream and immediately stir vigorously to combine.
• Stir in salt.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and use your hands to mix until the ingredients come together to form fine crumbs.
• Press into the bottom of a greased 8"x8" pan.
• Top with 3/4 cup of the salted caramel from above. If needed, tilt the pan slightly so the caramel will flow to evenly cover the whole crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter until fully combined.
• Mix in the corn syrup and egg.
• Alternately add the flour and the evaporated milk in three additions, mixing until just combined (the batter will appear slightly curdled).
• Evenly distribute topping over caramel.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the edges of the bars are just turning brown. When you shake the pan, the center should still be somewhat loose but not liquid. Be careful not to over-bake, as you will then lose the gooey aspect of the gooey butter bars.
• Cool to room temperature and optionally drizzle remaining salted caramel sauce on top.
• Cut into squares and serve.

GOOEY CARAMEL CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• Mix water and yeast together in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk buttermilk and oil into the yeast mixture. Stir in flour, salt, and baking soda until dough comes together.
• Turn dough out onto a floured work surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Let dough rest for 15 minutes.
• Whisk 3/4 cup brown sugar, 4 tablespoons melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Roll dough out into a 12-inch long rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Spread cinnamon mixture evenly on top. Roll up lengthwise into a log; cut into 1-inch slices using a serrated knife.
• Whisk remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, 6 tablespoons melted butter, and molasses together in a small bowl. Pour into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Arrange dough slices on top. Cover and let rise at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE MICROWAVE MUG CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE AND PEANUTS

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in mug. Add cream, oil, and 3 Tbsp. water and mix until smooth. Using a spoon, make a well in the center; spoon half of the caramel sauce into well. Microwave on high 60 seconds. Carefully remove from microwave. Top with ice cream (if desired), peanuts, and remaining caramel sauce. Serve immediately.