Hot Butterscotch
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup muscovado sugar
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon rum (optional for those over 21), plus more for serving
- Put butter in a medium saucepan and sprinkle with sugars. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted, whisking to combine; then cook, stirring constantly with a heatproof flexible spatula, until butterscotch begins to smoke, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to -medium low and continue cooking and stirring until butterscotch is reddish brown and has the consistency of peanut butter, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and very carefully whisk in 2 tbsp. water to stop the cooking. Whisk in cream, milk, and salt. -Gently reheat (the acid in the sugars will cause it to break if overheated). Drink right away, or pour into a warm Thermos for sipping later.
- Make ahead: Up to 2 days, chilled. Reheat as instructed above.
unsalted butter, muscovado sugar, brown sugar, whipping cream, milk, kosher salt, rum
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hot-butterscotch (may not work)