Description
Caramel a la mode sauce. I just like saying “a la mode”. Serve on apple pie, ice cream, pound cake, and apple crisp. ANYTHING chocolate! The rum and cloves give this sauce a spicey holiday flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 3/4 cup half & half
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 3 Tbsp. dark rum (such as Bacardi Black)
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp finely ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar and water over medium-high heat for 20-25 minutes without stirring until the mixture bubbles and turns light brown color.
- Slowly add half and half while whisking for one minute or until smooth, then remove from heat.
- Add butter, rum, salt, vanilla, pepper, and cloves while whisking.
- Pour sauce into six 3-ounce jars. Attach a label on each jar with reheating directions: place jar in microwave on high until warm. Check and stir every 15 seconds.
Notes
Have all ingredients premeasured and ready to add within the first 10 minutes of heating the sugar and water. When the mixture begins to bubble, observe the color closely. It’s essential to move to the next step as soon as the color changes. A delay of just 30 seconds can scorch the sauce!
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Wet
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Caramel sauce, wet cooking method, premeasure, hostess gifts, apple pie a la mode