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Sweet & Dessert Sauces

Hot fudge, salted caramel, and bourbon caramel offer different finishes for a dessert. These sweet sauces provide flavor and moisture in a portion to pour, spoon, or serve alongside another preparation.

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  • Praline Sauce

    Ingredients 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup half-and-half 1/2 cup butter Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation Bring brown sugar, half-and-half, butter, and…

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  • Homemade Salted Caramel

    Follow these easy instructions to create sweet salted caramel sauce at home. Perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, cheesecake, sweet breads and more! Ingredients: 1 cup (200g)…

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  • Dulce de Leche – Sous Vide Version

    Dulce de Leche – Sous Vide Version

    Ingredients 6 half-pint jars and lids, sterilized in boiling water for 15 minutes 3 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk Preparation Set the Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker to…

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  • Chocolate-Frangelico Fondue

    This is pure chocolate indulgence, with a whiff of hazelnut. Keep in mind that fondue is more versatile than you may think—it’s a warm sauce to drizzle over…

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  • Olive Oil Hot Fudge

    Olive oil subtly enhances this grown-up, not-too-sweet sundae topping. A pinch of xanthan gum helps to emulsify the oil and dairy base, keeping the sauce from separating and…

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  • Caramel  Sauce

    Caramel Sauce

    This isn’t our healthiest recipe, it falls in our “sinfully delicious” category. But sometimes treating yourself to something rich and sweet is a form of “Living Healthy”! We…

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  • Brandied Fruit

    An innovative use of yeast in fermenting favorite fruits for a sauce used on desserts, meats and many other foods. Many people prepare Brandied Fruit Sauce in decorative…

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  • Yogurt Dessert Sauce

    Yogurt Dessert Sauce

    This light, tangy dessert  sauce can top fresh fruit, pudding, sponge cake or any dessert that you would use whipped cream, sour cream or custard sauce over. It’s…

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  • Sous Vide Salted Caramel Sauce

    Caramel is not exactly one of my favorite things to make since there are so many things that can go wrong, but sous vide caramel really takes all…

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  • Magic Chocolate Shell

    This is barely a recipe, but it really is magic. All you need are two parts coconut oil to three parts chocolate — make as much or as…

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