Description
Silky butterscotch sauce elevates desserts with rich, caramel-like warmth from brown sugar and butter. Home bakers discover golden sweetness that drizzles perfectly over ice cream, cakes, and puddings, making each bite a delightful indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) heavy cream
- 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) brown sugar (light or dark)
- ½ cup (1 stick / 115 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
Instructions
- Butter Fusion: Gently liquefy butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, ensuring smooth melting without scorching.
- Flavor Infusion: Incorporate brown sugar, heavy cream, and salt into the molten butter, whisking continuously while guiding the mixture to a delicate simmer.
- Sauce Transformation: Lower the thermal setting and allow the concoction to gently bubble and reduce, stirring intermittently for 5-7 minutes until the liquid evolves into a luxurious, slightly condensed elixir.
- Aromatic Finale: Withdraw the saucepan from heat’s embrace and introduce vanilla extract, stirring to harmonize the complex flavor profile.
- Textural Rest: Permit the butterscotch sauce to descend to a tepid temperature, understanding that its consistency will gracefully thicken during the cooling process, creating a silky, indulgent drizzle perfect for garnishing desserts.
Notes
- Watch the temperature closely to prevent burning, as butterscotch sauce can quickly go from perfect to scorched when unattended.
- Keep stirring during cooking to ensure smooth texture and prevent sugar from crystallizing or sticking to the pan bottom.
- Refrigerate leftover sauce in an airtight container for up to two weeks, gently reheating in microwave or over low stovetop heat when ready to serve.
- Experiment by adding a pinch of sea salt or a splash of bourbon for deeper, more complex butterscotch taste that elevates the traditional recipe.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 40mg