Caramel-Bourbon Sauce

Caramel Bourbon sauce has that richness of brown with a special nuance of flavor that adds sparkle to any dessert.

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Caramel-Bourbon Sauce

Planning

  • Prep Time:

    3 minutes

  • Bake/Cook Time:

    10 minutes

  • Chill/Set Time:

    0

  • Servings:

    1/2 cup - Enough to drizzle a dozen muffins, blondies, or ice creams

Preparation

  • Materials

  • Prep

    Set the butter out to bring it to room temperature. Even though you are going to heat it, you don't want to brown it too quickly, or even before it is melted.

  • Oven/Stove

    Stovetop preparation

  • Shopping List

    Brown Sugar
    Butter
    Heavy Cream
    Bourbon

Ingredients & Steps

  • Ingredients

    Brown Sugar 1/2 cup
    Butter 2 tbsp
    Heavy Cream 1 tbsp
    Bourbon 1/2 tbsp

  • Steps

    STEP 1: Heat brown sugar, butter, heavy cream, and bourbon in a small saucepan.
    STEP 2: Bring to a boil and whisk for 1 minute. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl.

    Depending on the dessert you can use it hot, let it cool to room temperature or refrigerate for about 1 hour if you are using over ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

SERVING
Serve with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream on top + caramel bourbon sauce.,

TIPS
Bring the mixture up to temperature slowly, stirring constantly. You don't want it to burn or scorch.

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