Dessert or Fruit Wine Sauce (Darla's)

By á-178825

Serves 6. Serve over fresh fruit or vanilla ice cream. Excellent.

Ingredients

• 2 T butter
• 1/3 c sugar
• 1 T confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 c red wine
• 1/4 c Triple sec or Cointreau
• Zest of 1/2 lemon
• 6 whole peppercorns
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 c chopped pecans (optional)
• Vanilla ice cream or fresh fruit

Preparation

Step 1

In sm pan melt butter. Add sugars, wine, Cointreau or triple sec, lemon zest, peppercorns, cloves & cinnamon.

Bring to boil stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat & simmer until reduced by 1/3. Let cool somewhat. Strain before pouring over fruit or ice cream. Sprinkle pecans on top if desired.