Name: Caramel Fondue
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1 cup cream; 70g butter; 250g fresh strawberries; 2 banana sliced; 250g marshmallows

by Natasha Shaw Last updated on 05/01/2025

A quick and simple, sticky, caramel sauce is ideal for dipping all kinds of wonderful things into. We have some dipping suggestions in the recipe, but you could really go to town with this one at your next party or gathering and dip all kinds of fun foods!

How to make caramel fondue: key tips

Caramel fondue is really just a lovely and thick caramel sauce. To make it, you simply place all the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the butter melts. Bring the mixture to the boil and then cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until the caramel is smooth and thick enough to stick to anything you’d like to dip into it.

Some of the things the cook suggests are strawberries, sliced banana and marshmallows, but we also have some more moreish ideas in the notes below the recipe.

Key ingredients in this caramel fondue recipe

Brown sugar, cream and butter are all you need to make caramel magic. Choose full-fat cream and butter so that your sauce is at its creamy best.

Strawberries, banana and marshmallows are all terrific ideas to dip into your caramel fondue. They are bite-sized and can easily be skewered.

You might also like this cheese fondue and this microwave chocolate fudge sauce.

This recipe was originally submitted by Ali_jeffs, a member of the Australia’s Best Recipe community. Introduction and additional recipe notes by Natasha Shaw.

- Natasha Shaw

Ingredients

3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup cream
70g butter
250g fresh strawberries
2 banana sliced
250g marshmallows

Method

Step 1

Combine sugar, cream and butter in a saucepan. Bring to the boil while stirring.
Step 2

Reduce heat and allow to simmer uncovered.
Step 3

Remove from heat and serve with fruit and marshmallows.

Equipment

1 saucepan

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

What can I dip into my caramel fondue?

Whatever tastes well with caramel can be dipped into this fondue. Try: grapes, apple slices, pineapple pieces, choc-coated wheat biscuits, doughnuts and doughnut holes, Cadbury fingers, pretzels, cheesecake squares, brownie squares, shortbread, popcorn, ginger biscuits… the list is positively endless!

How else could I use this caramel fondue?

Instead of dipping into it, you could drizzle it over ice-cream, pancakes, waffles, ice-cream sundaes or granola. Also, serve it with chocolate puddings, poached pears, apple pie or bread and butter pudding.