45+ Sweet Autumn Caramel Recipes

A collection of indulgent and buttery caramel recipes, from cakes to cookies and homemade candies, the perfect way to welcome the autumn season!

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When the leaves start to fall, everyone starts thinking about their favorite seasonal recipes with lots of brown sugar, caramel sauce, and warm autumn spices. That’s why I’ve put together an entire collection of caramel recipes that will have you welcoming the new season. Starting with my Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies that are soft, chewy, and ready in less than 30 minutes. I’ve also included my Easy Caramel Sauce that’s made with only two simple ingredients. If you’re a fan of sweet and chewy candies, ooey-gooey brownies and bars, and creamy candy filling, you’re going to love this collection!

Sweet Caramel Recipes

A collection of recipes featuring the sweet flavors of caramel, from your favorite coffee to indulgent desserts, perfect for the fall season!

Caramel Cakes & Cookies

If you’re throwing a dinner party or looking for something to bring to a potluck, these caramel cakes and cookies are the perfect option!

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Caramel Cake Recipe
This caramel cake is rich, moist, and bursting with sweet caramel flavor in every layer! An irresistible showstopper for any occasion.
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Dump cake with ice cream and caramel drizzle.
Caramel Apple Dump Cake Recipe
Caramel Apple Dump Cake is the ultimate easy Fall dessert for a crowd. Moist and tender, perfectly spiced to usher in the season.
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Caramel Apple Crumb Cheesecake Recipe
Caramel Apple Crumb Cheesecake is the perfect holiday cheesecake. A delicious alternative to traditional apple pie that everyone will love!
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Slice of caramel and chocolate topped cheesecake on plate and bite on fork
Turtle Cheesecake Recipe
Turtle Cheesecake is a decadent creamy cheesecake recipe with multiple layers of deliciousness! Perfect to wow your guests at the Holidays!
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Twix Cookies
Twix Cookies
Twix Cookies are just like your favorite candy bar, with vanilla extract, chewy caramel, chocolate chips, and powdered sugar.  
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Cookies with caramel chips
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, and irresistibly sweet! Perfect for adding a festive touch to any holiday cookie plate!
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Caramel Pies

These classic desserts make the perfect weekend treat, or holiday recipe!

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Chocolate Caramel Chip Cookie Pie Recipe
Chocolate Caramel Chip Cookie Pie is rich, indulgent, and irresistibly gooey. This comforting cookie pie is great for the holiday season!
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Caramel sauce drizzled on slice of pie.
Caramel Apple Pie Recipe
Caramel Apple Pie is a decadent twist on a Dutch Apple Pie recipe with sweet filling, and a deep warm sauce drizzled over a crumb topping.
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Caramel Drinks

From caramel coffee to old-fashioned fall treats like apple cider, these drinks are just the thing to welcome the season!

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Caramel Macchiato Recipe
Caramel Macchiato is a popular coffee drink with espresso shots and lots of caramel flavor. Skip the Starbucks line and make it at home!
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Caramel Apple Cider
Caramel Apple Cider
Caramel Apple Cider is a sweet, spiced, and cozy drink recipe perfect for Autumn and Winter. Make it on the stovetop with just 5 ingredients!
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Two caramel drinks with straws and whipped cream
Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino (Copycat) Recipe
Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino (Copycat) tastes just like your favorite chilled drink from your local coffee shop but without the price tag.
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Caramel Sauce

Caramel sauce is easier to make than you’d think! I’ve included a few of my favorite recipes that you’re going to want to save and make every year.

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Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe
Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce is the most indulgent sweet and salty sauce you have ever tasted. Made easily at home in just 15 minutes!
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Caramel dip surrounded by Dippers
Caramel Fondue Recipe
Caramel fondue is a fun and easy interactive sweet and salty dessert with three ingredients the family will LOVE! A list of dipper ideas too!
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Easy Caramel Sauce, finished in the bowl
Easy Caramel Sauce
Easy Caramel Sauce is the ultimate sweet and rich dessert topping. Quick and easy to make with just heavy cream and caramel candies.
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Caramel Apple Dip
Caramel Apple Dip is a sweet, creamy dessert dip perfect for dunking crisp apple slices. Try this easy no-cook treat at your next fall party!
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Caramel Candies

These candies are fun to make with the family, and the perfect gift to give out this season!

Twix Candy Bars one bar broken in half and stacked on each other.
Twix Candy Bars (Copycat)
Twix Candy Bars (Copycat) is the perfect homemade candy recipe with a crisp wafer and gooey caramel at the center of a milk chocolate bar.
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Candy Bar Fudge
Candy Bar Fudge made with brown sugar, caramels, and chocolate chips is the easiest Christmas treat you'll make. Tastes just like your favorite candy bar!
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Homemade Twix Bars Recipe
Homemade Twix Bars with a shortbread crust, a caramel filling, and a sweet milk chocolate topping. A perfect homemade candy bar copycat.
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Bark served on plate
Pumpkin Spice Bark Recipe
Pumpkin Spice Bark is the perfect Autumn treat for Halloween or Thanksgiving. Give as a gift or keep in the fridge for an easy sweet snack!
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Homemade chocolate and caramel candy on a metal baking sheet
Homemade Turtle Candies Recipe
Homemade Turtle Candies are the sweet and crunchy no-bake candy, made with melted chocolate and caramel over toasted pecans.
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Pretzel mini Turtles in a Christmas Box with green ornaments on side of the box.
Turtle Pretzels Recipe
Pretzel Turtles are sweet and salty caramel treats that are incredibly EASY to make in just a few minutes with only 3 ingredients. Try today!
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Chocolate Covered Caramels
Chocolate Covered Caramels are soft, chewy, and PERFECT for the holidays, made with sugar, butter, vanilla, and heavy cream, then coated with sweet chocolate.
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Caramel Peanut Clusters Recipe
Caramel Peanut Clusters are delicious sweet and salty homemade candies that are perfect for holidays, parties, or gifting! They will go fast!
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Salted Caramels
Salted Caramels are made with a few ingredients and are a perfect treat to share at parties! Try making them today – the kids love them!
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Caramel Brownies & Bars

Enjoy your favorite brownies and bars with layers of chewy caramel, drizzled with creamy, buttery caramel sauce!

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Salted Caramel Brownies Recipe
Salted Caramel Brownies are SO rich and fudgy. It will only take you 45 minutes to have the most decadent flavors in your mouth. Try tonight!
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Caramel Stuffed Brownies Recipe
Caramel Stuffed Brownies are an indulgent dessert that takes classic fudgy brownies to the next level that the whole family will enjoy!
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Caramel Chocolate Bars sliced on parchment drizzled with chocolate
Caramel Chocolate Bars
Caramel Chocolate Bars are made with a chewy oatmeal cookie crust, semisweet chocolate chips, and gooey caramel topping. Ready in 30 minutes!
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Crumb bar with caramel filling on a wire rack
Caramel Apple Bars Recipe
Caramel Apple Bars are the best fall dessert! Crumbly, chewy oat cookie crust and streusel with sweet apple pie and buttery caramel filling.
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Bars stacked on top of each other
Caramel Nut Crumb Bars Recipe
Caramel Nut Crumb Bars are a rich, chewy dessert layered with caramel You get a satisfying crunch in every bite. Try it today!
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Stack of chocolate squares with caramel filling
Salted Caramel & Chocolate Oreo Bars Recipe
Salted Caramel Chocolate Oreo Bars are a chocolate caramel dream, made with just 5 ingredients and they're no bake! Give them a try real soon!
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Caramel Apple Crumb Cheesecake Bars sliced in baking dish with caramel sauce drizzled on top
Caramel Apple Crumb Cheesecake Bars
Caramel Apple Crumb Cheesecake Bars are the ultimate fall treat with a buttery crust, cream cheese layer, seasoned apples, and oat topping.
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Fat Witch Bakery’s Legendary Chocolate Caramel Brownies Recipe
Fat Witch Bakery's Legendary Chocolate Caramel Brownies are your new favorite brownie recipe! Soft, gooey, chewy, and fudgy all in one bite!
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Stack of Caramelitas on baking sheet
Caramelitas
Easy Caramelitas are chewy chocolatey caramel layered dessert bars. Gooey caramel filling with chocolate chips and pecans between buttery oatmeal shortbread.
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Bars cut into squares and stack on top of each other
Turtle Bars Recipe
Turtle Bars are the ultimate homemade candy! The kids will love helping you make them. Perfect for gifting or enjoying at home. Try today!
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Turtle Cookie Bars stacked on table 1x1
Turtle Cookie Bars Recipe
Turtle Cookie Bars take the same classic flavors from the classic homemade candy recipe and turns them into a shareable bar dessert.
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Chocolate Caramel Cracker Bars in stack
Chocolate Caramel Cracker Bars Recipe
Chocolate Caramel Cracker Bars are the perfect sweet treat. You could make and gift them in just a few hours!
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More Caramel Recipes

There are so many caramel recipes on the site that I had to make sure I included these favorites, like caramel popcorn, and apple nachos drizzled with caramel sauce!

Apple with caramel and nuts
Caramel Apples Recipe
Caramel Apples are a quick fall treat that are easily customizable with your favorite toppings and a fun activity for the kids to help with!
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Spoonful taken out of custard caramel
Creme Caramel Recipe
Creme Caramel is a creamy custard with a decadent sauce baked right in. Learn how to make this classic dessert with my easy to follow recipe!
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Popcorn in a wooden bowl ready to eat
Caramel Popcorn Recipe
Caramel Popcorn is crispy, buttery, salty and sweet! With just a few ingredients, you'll have fresh caramel corn and never go back to bagged! 
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Mexican Caramel Flan slice on a plate with bite on fork
Mexican Caramel Flan
Mexican Caramel Flan is a delicious traditional Mexican Dessert recipe. Easy creamy vanilla egg custard with a sweet homemade caramel sauce.
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Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Rods Recipe
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Rods are an easy, irresistible treat that’s perfect for holidays, parties, gifting, or satisfying your sweet tooth!
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Chicago Mix Cheddar & Caramel Popcorn Recipe
Chicago Mix Cheddar & Caramel Popcorn is the perfect combination of sweet and salty and is perfect for snacking on while watching a movie!
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Snickers Cheeseball dipped on cracker
Snickers Cheeseball
You’ll be party-ready with this Snickers Cheeseball made with cream cheese, vanilla extract and caramel sauce. Guaranteed to turn any hangry Grinch into a happy elf!
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Caramel Apple Muffins Recipe
Caramel Apple Muffins are comforting and tender. They're the perfect autumnal treat with streusel topping and real apple and caramel mix-ins.
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Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls are soft, gooey, and full of sweet flavor. These sticky buns make an irresistible breakfast or dessert to enjoy!
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Caramel Apple Cobbler with a spoon
Caramel Apple Cobbler
Caramel Apple Cobbler is the ultimate autumn treat. Baked apples, sweet caramel, cinnamon, and a buttery dough all come together in this delicious recipe!
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Apple Nachos Recipe
Satisfy your sweet tooth with Easy Apple Nachos! A delicious and quick treat, ready in minutes without any baking. Try this recipe today!
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I love when autumn comes around, because I get to enjoy all of the sweet, creamy caramel flavors. Make sure to let me know in the comments section below which of these recipes was your favorite. For more great recipe ideas, try my other collections, like my 10+ Coffee Recipes to Make at Home, and my 30+ Delicious Ways to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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