Brown Sugar Hard Sauce Recipes

BROWN SUGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt butter or margarine. Add flour and salt; stir until smooth.
• Stir in brown sugar. Blend thoroughly and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles and is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in boiling water. Return to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Add vanilla extract and stir until well blended. Serve hot.

HOT BUTTERED RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 1 1/2-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Boil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Serve warm. Store covered in refrigerator.

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly. Beat in the spirit, a little at a time, until the mixture is quite smooth. Serve by spoonfuls over individual slices of pudding.

BROWN SUGAR HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Cream butter; add sugar gradually, beating well.
• Add salt, cream and lemon juice; continue beating until you get a light texture.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

BROWN SUGAR HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir brown sugar and 3 tablespoons rum in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Mix in tangerine peel. Cool to room temperature.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in medium bowl until light. Add remaining 1 tablespoon rum, brown sugar mixture and powdered sugar and beat until well blended and smooth. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

HOMEMADE DARK BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Place the sugar and molasses into the bowl of a food processor and process until the molasses is completely incorporated into the sugar, approximately 1 minute. If necessary, stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Place in an airtight container and store for up to a month.

BROWN SUGAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients, except water and vanilla in saucepan.
• Blend together over low heat until butter is melted.
• Turn up heat to medium.
• Slowly add boiling water, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla.

ENGLISH PUDDING WITH CRANBERRIES, FIGS AND BROWN SUGAR HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Generously butter 2 1/2-quart charlotte mold, pudding mold or thick heatproof glass bowl. Sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, salt, cloves and nutmeg into large mixing bowl. Add all dried fruit and toss to coat. Mix in crumbs. Whisk brown sugar, eggs, butter, maple syrup, liqueur, rum, grated tangerine peel and vanilla in medium bowl to blend. Pour over dry ingredients and stir until well combined (batter will be thick).
• Spoon batter into prepared mold. Smooth top. Cover mold tightly with double thickness of foil. Place rack in large pot. Set pudding on rack. Pour enough hot water into pot to come halfway up sides of mold. Cover pot. Bring water to simmer over medium-low heat. Steam pudding until wooden skewer inserted into center comes out clean, adding more boiling water to pot as necessary, about 5 hours.
• Transfer mold to cooling rack; uncover and cool 30 minutes. (Can be made up to 2 months ahead. Remove pudding from mold; cool completely. Wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate. To reheat pudding, unwrap and return to buttered mold; cover. Place mold on rack in large pot. Pour enough hot water into pot to come halfway up sides of mold. Cover pot; steam pudding over medium-low heat until heated through, about 1 hour. Transfer to cooling rack. Let stand 30 minutes.)
• Turn warm pudding out onto platter. Garnish with tangerine peel twists and fresh cranberries, if desired. Serve with Brown Sugar Hard Sauce.