Caramel desserts are decadently delicious! I’ve gathered 20 of my best recipes to satisfy every craving. There are cookies, muffins, cakes, rolls and more! Each recipe is easy enough for weekday baking, but special enough for gifting and entertaining.
The beauty of caramel is that it pairs so well with other ingredients. It’s gorgeous with chocolate, of course, but it also makes magic with bananas, apples and other fruits. It’s textural and decadent with ingredients like oats, nuts and so much more! Browse through my collection of 20 tried and true recipes, and don’t forget to pin and save for later.
20 Easy Caramel Desserts
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Brown Sugar Caramel Pound Cake
This is such a gorgeous pound cake. It presents beautifully and is fabulous for wedding showers and baby showers. I love it in the fall, but it’s great all year long.
Cakes Cupcakes & Bars
Brown Sugar Caramel Pound Cake
Brown Sugar Cake recipe is has a luxurious dense texture and is covered with salted caramel sauce that seeps into every bite. Make a statement with this amazing Brown Sugar Pound Cake that is made with just six staple ingredients! Read More
1 hr 45 mins
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Cobbler
Cobblers are for more than just fruits! This one is packed with chocolate and caramel.
In the Oven
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Cobbler
This salted caramel chocolate cobbler is an unforgettable fusion of gooey caramel, melted butter and rich chocolate. It’s a cookie + cobbler combo that results in a sweet and salty caramel dessert recipe that is truly DIVINE when topped with whipped cream or ice cream. Read More
25 mins
Caramel Dessert Bars
These are some of my favorites. They’ve got all the texture and sweet and salty profile of a cookie, with the ease of one pan for baking!
Caramel Pecan Pie
Caramels and pecans go together like peanut butter and jelly!
Pastries, Pies, Tarts & Crusts
Caramel Pecan Pie
The best caramel pecan pie recipe is quick and easy, with a few easy shortcuts. This is a rich, gooey, seasonal pie with an unbelievable texture is best served warm, straight from the oven. Read More
45 mins
Mini Pecan Pie Bites
Pastries, Pies, Tarts & Crusts
Mini Pecan Pies
These little mini pecan pies are bite-sized beauties, perfect for gatherings. Infused with decadent caramel in each little bite, they are a wonderful indulgence. Read More
21 mins
Caramel Cream Cheese Bread
It’s like my favorite cheesecake and quick bread had a baby.
Recipes
Caramel Cream Cheese Bread
This quick caramel cream cheese bread is so good you’ll wish you had it every day. It’s like a combination of all the decadence of cheesecake flavors, with the ease of your favorite quick bread recipes. Read More
1 hr
Caramel Banana Muffins
Banana muffins that are anything but boring!
Breads
Banana Caramel Muffins
Banana Caramel Muffins are bakery level delicious. This banana and caramel muffin recipe combines the sweet flavor of banana with a gooey caramel center to create a decadent muffin that is perfect for breakfast or snacking. Read More
26 mins
Caramel Cookies
Caramel is so good in cookies. There’s just something about that melty interior and crunchy surface in combination!
Salted Caramel Sugar Cookies
Cookies
Salted Caramel Sugar Cookies
These salted caramel sugar cookies are a thick, soft, chewy sugar cookie, topped with a beautiful pool of salted caramel icing! Read More
18 mins
Caramel Rolls
With or without pecans, caramel rolls are an iconic brunch treat.
Breakfast & Brunch
Caramel Rolls
These soft, moist, caramel rolls are topped with creamy caramel frosting – so good you’d never know they start from a can of crescent sheets! Read More
36 mins
Caramel Pecan Sticky Rolls
Breakfast & Brunch
Caramel Pecan Sticky Rolls
One dish caramel pecan sticky rolls have a gooey, decadent caramel sauce + a hint of cinnamon. They’re made in just 10 minutes hands on time! Read More
30 mins
Caramel Apple Recipes
Maybe you can’t have a caramel apple every day, but you can enjoy the flavors of this iconic combo all year long.
Caramel Dessert Toppings
From traditional salted caramel sauce to icing and frosting, I’ve got your dessert covered with even more goodness!
