Smoky Caramel Sauce

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon bottled smoke
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. COMBINE all the ingredients in a small saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and creamy.
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8. Stir a couple tablespoons of spiced rum, bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, or Scotch whisky into the sauce and serve over ice cream.

butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, corn syrup, bottled smoke, vanilla

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/smoky-caramel-sauce-391413 (may not work)