Caramel Sauce

Name: Caramel Sauce
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/3 cup water; 6 Tbsp unsalted butter (softened at room temperature, cut into cubes); 1/2 cup heavy cream (warm); 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp sea salt (or add to taste)

Instructions

Cook:15min

You won't believe how easy it is to make this decadent caramel sauce at home! It's buttery and has an amazingly deep caramel aroma--better than any store-bought caramel topping--and only requires 5 ingredients. It also keeps well in the refrigerator or freezer. Keep in mind, caramel is super hot so be carefuly not to touch or lick hot utensils or pans.Makes between 1 cup and 1 1/4 cups of caramel. Serving size is 1 Tablespoon.

Updated at: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:20:00 GMT