# 5-Ingredient Caramel Sauce

This easy 5-ingredient caramel sauce comes together in less than 10 minutes.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup white sugar
- 0.25 cup very hot water
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch Celtic sea salt

## Instructions

1. Place a pan over medium heat.
2. Add 1 cup of white sugar to the pan.
3. Continuously stir the sugar until it melts down and there are no longer any clumps, which will take approximately 5 minutes.
4. Add 1/4 cup of very hot water to the melted sugar, being very careful as it will steam.
5. Add 6 tablespoons of butter to the mixture and let it melt together.
6. Once the butter is mixed in, turn off the heat.
7. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
8. Add a pinch of Celtic sea salt.
9. Let the caramel cool down.

## Equipment

- pan
- spatula

## Tips

- Be very careful when adding hot water.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellycooksfromscratch/video/7530803456551013645
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8fa744d0-30f5-4208-9634-89371dd899d3
- Extracted: 2025-10-04

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