Brown Butter Butterscotch Sauce
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This take on traditional butterscotch sauce uses brown butter for an insanely good dessert sauce that you can put on everything from ice cream to cookies!
If you're looking for more easy dessert sauce recipes, check out my Caramel Sauce, Dark Chocolate Ganache Sauce, or Vegan Dark Chocolate Ganache.
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Dessert sauce like butterscotch and Caramel Sauce are great gifts for the holidays. Not only are these simple to make at home, but homemade dessert sauce can have a longer shelf life than cookies. And with everyone getting sweets this time of year, this can be a thoughtful gift that can be enjoyed for weeks, instead of days.
I made Caramel Sauce and put it into jars last year for many of my friends and clients. So, this year I decided to make homemade butterscotch sauce for gifts. And I made Brown Butter Butterscotch Sauce — which is just like butterscotch but with the addition of brown butter.
Butterscotch is actually easier to make than caramel sauce — did you know that!? And this recipe for Brown Butter Butterscotch Sauce is something that everyone will love. Homemade butterscotch sauce for gifts is a great idea for anyone on your list!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Brown Butter: This recipe has the addition of brown butter. The simple method of browning the butter before adding into the recipe gives this a sweet and nutty flavor that unmatched!
Use on Everything: You can use this dessert sauce on literally everything! Dip cookies and biscotti, add on top of waffles, pancakes, or French toast, or use in your coffee or hot chocolate.
Makes Great Gifts: This recipe is great for gifting! I use 6-ounce glass jars here, but you can use anywhere form 6 to 9 ounces and it would be a great little gift!
Organic: This dessert sauce is made with organic ingredients. While store bought butterscotch sauce can have high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, natural flavors, and more, this homemade version is made with only 5 organic ingredients!
Ingredients
- Light Brown Sugar: The base of butterscotch sauce is brown sugar. I use my Homemade Organic Light Brown Sugar recipe, but store bought also works.
- Butter: I use Organic Valley Salted Butter, you can use your favorite.
- Heavy Whipping Cream: I use Organic Valley Heavy Whipping Cream.
- Vanilla Extract: Be sure to use a high quality vanilla extract, not imitation. My favorite is Simply Organic Vanilla Extract.
- Salt: Use a fine sea salt.
Tools Needed
- Scale: Always use a digital food scale for the best results.
- 3-Quart Pot: I use my 3-quart stainless steel pot for this.
- High Heat Spatula: Be sure to use a high heat spatula when making dessert sauce like this.
Things You Need for Gifts
- Glass Jars: I use 6-ounce Glass Jars (like you see here). This is a great size for gifting!n
- Name Tags: If you are gifting, name tags are a great idea so the recipient knows what it is.
- Twine: I use twine for tying on the name tags.
- Ribbon: You'll need ribbon if you're giving as gifts.
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
To brown the butter: In a medium pot, add the butter. Cook over low/medium heat until the butter melts. Continue to cook until the butter tuns a golden color with small brown specs. Remove from heat immediately, as it can burn very easily at this stage. Allow to cool to room temperature before beginning next step.
Step 2
Add the light brown sugar into the pot with the brown butter. Put over low/medium heat and allow the sugar to dissolve. Once the sugar has dissolved completely, you’ll have a liquid that is kind of like a paste.
Step 3
Slowly add in the cream as you stir to combine completely. Allow to cook and simmer for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Step 4
Add in the vanilla extract and sea salt and stir to combine completely. Add into jars for gifting or store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
FAQ's
No, if you don’t want to brown the butter then you’ll have traditional butterscotch sauce. So, you can skip that step if you prefer.
This recipe makes four 6-ounce jars.
Yes, if you can use any type of jar with a lid that you like. If you want to gift more Brown Butter Butterscotch Sauce, you can use a larger jar like a 9-ounce or even a mason jar!
Homemade butterscotch sauce contains cream, so it should be kept in the refrigerator. But it will be fine to leave out for a few days until you deliver gifts. Be sure to tell your recipients to store their jars in the fridge and it will last up to two weeks.
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Ingredients
- 113 grams salted butter
- 454 grams light brown sugar (packed)
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- To brown the butter: In a medium pot, add the butter. Cook over low/medium heat until the butter melts. Continue to cook until the butter tuns a golden color with small brown specs. Remove from heat immediately, as it can burn very easily at this stage. Allow to cool to room temperature before beginning next step.
- Add the light brown sugar into the pot with the brown butter. Put over low/medium heat and allow the sugar to dissolve. Once the sugar has dissolved completely, you’ll have a liquid that is kind of like a paste.
- Slowly add in the cream as you stir to combine completely. Allow to cook and simmer for an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Add in the vanilla extract and sea salt and stir to combine completely.
- Add into jars for gifting or store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
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