Ingredients
- 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
- In a medium stainless steel pot over medium-high heat, combine the sugar, cream, butter, vanilla, and salt, stir- ring gently with a whisk. The sugar will bubble up and cook down. After the bubbles have cooked down, about 5 minutes, stir until the sauce is as thick as you want and remove from the heat.
- Spoon into containers and use immediately, store in the fridge for a few days, or put away in the freezer. Leave 1/2 inch of headspace if freezing.
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Recipe excerpted from Canning in The Modern Kitchen. Copyright 2018 by Jamie DeMent. Published by Rodale Books, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Canning in The Modern Kitchen (Rodale Books, 2018) by Jamie DeMent offers recipes and tricks for preserving fresh ingredients and interesting creations. The book covers a variety of techniques including basic water bath canning and oven canning, and lays out the equipment needed for successful canning.
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