Vanilla Bourbon Caramel Sauce

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
• 1 vanilla bean, cut in half and seeds scraped
• 1 tablespoon bourbon

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from closetcooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

the other day! This vanilla bourbon caramel sauce is a pretty standard caramel sauce with the seeds from a vanilla bean and a splash of bourbon added to add a depth of flavour and to give it an even more amazing aroma. Caramel sauce can be a bit tricky to make at first but once you get the hang of it, it is really easy! In fact the hardest thing about it is that it requires you to watch it the whole time because if you take yours eyes of of it for a few seconds it can burn really quickly. So other than having to dedicate 20-30 minutes of time to making it, it as simple as melting some sugar, bringing it to a boil and cooking it until it turns a nice amber colour. All that remains is to carefully add the cream followed by the butter and any flavourings that you want, in this case the vanilla and the bourbon.

Servings: makes 1 cup

Directions

Mix the sugar and water in a small sauce pan and let simmer over medium heat until a medium amber colour, about 15-20 minutes.

Reduce the heat to medium-low, carefully pour in the heavy cream and stir until smooth.

Mix in the butter, vanilla bean seeds and bourbon and stir until the butter has melted and combined.

I have to echo the previous comment...Jack Daniels is not bourbon. All bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon.

I saw the picture and came only to find 2 people had already pointed out my concern. Jack Daniels is a sour mash whiskey, bourbon has to be made from at least 51% corn.

Thats would be a perfect topping for some fluffy pancakes... yum

Perfect poured over ice cream!

Not to get into a semantic debate about nothing, but Jack Daniel's is Tennessee Whiskey. Legal definition of Tennessee Whiskey: "a straight Bourbon Whiskey authorized to be produced only in the State of Tennessee".

So yes, all Bourbon is Whiskey, and all Tennessee Whiskey is Bourbon.

Anonymous: You cna simmer the caramel sauce for a few extra minutes after adding the bourbn to make sure that the alcohol is cooked off. Enjoy!

Nope, not all Tennessee whiskey is bourbon. This isn't a semantic argument, it is defined legally by the U.S. Gov't.(Which definition also holds in Canada per agreements about imports and labeling).

made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn;[3]

bottled (like other whiskeys) at 80 proof or more (40% alcohol by volume).[4]

Wow negative nellies, get a life! The recipe isn't about a cocktail, its a sauce and the alcohol cooks out. So use whatever you have, bourbon or whiskey. I've made a similar sauce and its amazing with chocolate cake too.

Sauce looks amazing Kevin..will definitely try it, using an immitation extract (boo hiss) because booze is illegal in the country I'm living in but I'm sure I can make it almost as tasty ;-)

Anonymous: After simmering for the 15-20 minutes the water should have completely cooked off and the melted sugar should turn a nice amber colour. Really the water is just there to help the sugar melt uniformly and you can omit it completely and speed things up.

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