WHICH CARAMEL SAUCES ARE CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE?

WHICH CARAMEL SAUCES ARE CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE?

CARAMEL SAUCES — CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE®

June 2025

If we were making Caramel Syrup or Sauce in our home kitchens, the possible ingredients include Corn or Tapioca Syrup OR Sugar, Water, Dairy, Vanilla and Salt.

Many Caramel Sauces and Syrups contain ingredients Not In Kitchen >> ingredients we would never use to make Caramel Sauce or Syrup at home.

Following are a few slides with multiple brands whose ingredients include ones we would never use at home . . .

CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE: Following are some Caramel Sauces and Sea Salt Caramel Sauces which are Closest To Homemade with no Corn Syrups, Flavors, Colors, Gums or Chemical Preservatives. These include delicious offerings from Dallas Caramel Company, King’s Cupboard, Fran’s, HumYum, Hot Cakes and Sunday Night.

Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list.

Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list.

HERSHEY’S vs. FRAN’S: Below is a comparison of the ingredients in Hershey’s Caramel Flavored Syrup vs. Fran’s Caramel Sauce which is Closest To Homemade. (Sources: Hershey’s Hersheyland and Fran’s Web sites 6/25)

Here’s a handy summary chart of the Closest To Homemade Caramel Sauces:


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