Butterscotch Sauce
- 3 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons dark rum
- Pour cream into a large saucepan, and bring to a simmer over low heat.
- Pull saucepan almost off burner, and reduce cream until thickened and measures about 2 1/2 cups, whisking frequently, 30 minutes.
- Pour hot cream into 4-cup glass measurer, and set aside.
- In the same saucepan, melt butter over low heat until foamy.
- Add sugars and corn syrup, and stir with wooden spoon until melted and bubbly, about 1 minute.
- Pour cream into saucepan, whisking constantly, until sugars have dissolved completely and sauce is smooth, about 1 minute.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Add salt, vanilla and rum.
- Serve warm.
- To reheat sauce, warm in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Do not boil.
heavy cream, unsalted butter, brown sugar, light brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, vanilla, dark rum
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6098 (may not work)