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Creamy Caramel Sauce

4.6

(14)

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe originally accompanied Chocolate Soufflés with Creamy Caramel Sauce .

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 3/4 cup

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
6 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

  1. In a heavy saucepan simmer sugar, water, corn syrup, and a pinch salt, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Boil mixture, without stirring, until a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and add cream and vanilla, stirring until combined well, about 1 minute. Cool sauce to room temperature (sauce will thicken as it cools). Sauce keeps, covered and chilled, 3 weeks. Bring sauce to room temperature before serving.

TagsCondimentSauceGluten FreeNut FreeVegetarian5 Ingredients or FewerMeal PrepSimmerGourmet
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