Caramel Sauce

25 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 25 min

“This is a thin sweet sauce perfect for Christmas plum pudding. It is also good over ice cream.” - by Cassie

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water

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Original recipe yields 2 cups

Directions

In a saucepan, combine 2 cups water, butter, and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat.
In a small cup, mix together cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water. Stir mixture into sauce. Cook over medium heat and heat through for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (16 total)

Calories
26 cal
1%

Fat
1.4 g
2%

Carbs
3.4 g
1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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LUCY AND DESI

Dec. 30, 2003

"Didn't really have much of a flavor. Mostly tasted like water. I personally added a lot more brown sugar and some vanilla. Can't say that I'll ever use it again...." See more"

firehedchef

Nov. 25, 2007

"Ok, I tried this despite the reviews because I was looking for a thin caramel sauce to pore over bread pudding. The other reviews helped me a lot. I did not use as much water and I added a little m..." See moreore brown sugar and syrup and it made my bread pudding killer! Next time I am going to add chopped toasted pecans. -Janene"

Eliza K.

Mar. 10, 2007

"This is absolutely the worst recipe I have ever made!! It was terrible tasting and had way too much water in it. I will definitely never make it again!..." See more"

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