Honey, let me tell you about one of my favorite recipes — Toffee Sauce to Put over Pound Cake or Ice Cream is something I’ve been making for years and it never disappoints! This is the kind of dish that fills the whole kitchen with the most wonderful aroma and has everyone asking when dinner will be ready.
Made with simple, wholesome ingredients like cream, sugar, butter, this recipe comes together without any fuss. That’s the way Gran likes it — good food that doesn’t keep you in the kitchen all day.
Whether you’re making this for a weeknight dinner or bringing it to a gathering, I promise it will disappear fast. Don’t forget to scroll down and let me know how it turned out in the comments!
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Toffee Sauce to Put over Pound Cake or Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup Cream
- 1 cup Sugar
- 0.5 cup Butter
- 0.5 cup Syrups
Instructions
- Bring 1 1/2 cups cream, sugar, butter and corn syrup to boil in large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
- Reduce heat to medium and boil gently until mixture is thick and deep amber, stirring often, about 35 minutes.
- Remove sauce from heat.
- Whisk in remaining 1 cup cream (mixture will bubble vigorously).
- Strain into medium microwave safe bowl.
- You can cool slightly and use now or cover and refrigerate up to 3 days.
- To rewarm, microwave in 15 second intervals.
