Name: Vanilla Bourbon Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed (may use all light brown if desired); 6 tablespoons regular or unsalted butter, cold, cubed; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 Tablespoons bourbon*; 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Bourbon Caramel Vanilla Sauce

This simple dessert will WOW your guests! Bourbon Caramel Vanilla Sauce is rich and creamy, with a hint of salt that brings out the rich caramel flavor and sweetness of the bourbon, an elegant sauce that comes together in a matter of minutes.

BOURBON VANILLA CARAMEL SAUCE

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You may use all light brown sugar, but I love the deeper flavor using both dark and light brown. Add the packed brown sugars and cubed cold butter into a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan.

Over medium-low heat, stir the sugars and butter until melted, it’ll start pretty grainy, but stir away and the sugars will begin to melt into the butter.

Stir for about 7 minutes, stirring the whole time. It’ll get nice and thick, but it might still be a bit grainy.

Very slowly, add in your heavy cream while whisking/stirring steadily.

Next add your vanilla and bourbon*, whisking until it’s smooth. You gotta get one of these mini measuring cups!!

Raise the heat to medium and bring the mixture to a boil. Boil for 60 seconds, the mixture will get tiny bubbles and start to rise in the pan.

Remove from the heat and whisk in the salt.

If it gets clumpy just whisk it until it’s smooth again.

Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then pour into a jar for serving or storing.

Suggested Uses for Bourbon Vanilla Caramel Sauce

Pour over ice cream
On any fruit pie or crisp
Use as a dip for apples and other fruits
In a Caramel Coffee
On this easy, ice cream cake

Look at that beautiful caramel; a rich, thick, golden sauce!

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If not using immediately, allow to cool to room temperature completely before refrigerating in a sealed jar, like a mason jar or clean and dry jelly jar.

To serve, if desired, warm up in microwave for 20-30 seconds.

*If making this for kids or those who are gluten free, replace the bourbon with vanilla extract.

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Yield: 1 cup

Vanilla Bourbon Caramel Sauce

Need a quick, elegant, simple dessert sauce to wow your guests? This Vanilla Bourbon Caramel sauce is rich and creamy, a little bit salty with a hint of bourbon.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed (may use all light brown if desired)
6 tablespoons regular or unsalted butter, cold, cubed
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons bourbon*
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Place the brown sugars and butter into a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Melt sugar and butter over medium-low heat, cooking and stirring constantly, about 6-7 minutes until it gets nice and thick. It might be grainy, but that will change.
Very slowly, pour in your heavy cream while whisking to combine. Whisk in your vanilla and bourbon, whisk until smooth. Increase heat to medium-high, bringing the mixture to boil, tiny bubbles will break the surface. The caramel will bubble and rise, boil for 60 seconds without stirring. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt.
Cool for about 10 minutes before serving. If waiting to serve, cool to room temperature before refrigerating. Caramel sauce may be reheated, by pouring desired amount into a microwave safe dish and heating for 20 seconds until warm. Store any leftovers in refrigerator, lasts 1-2 weeks.

Notes

*If making for kids or someone who is gluten free, replace the bourbon with vanilla extract.

Bourbon Caramel Vanilla Sauce