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Butterscotch from Scratch

This is strictly for making Butterbeer :) just kidding! Great over ice cream too!
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Course Sauce
Servings 1 cup

Equipment

  • Pot
  • Whisk
  • spatula or scraper

Ingredients
  

  • 4 TBSP unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup packed dark or regular brown sugar dark is recommended but not required
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract for a Harry Potter feel and if you like the flavor, substitute vanilla for Rum Extract

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. A metal pot with a heavy bottom is best. Not a non-stick pot.
  • Add brown sugar, salt and heavy cream. Stir with a rubber spatula scraping down sides until it is well blended.
  • Slowly bring to a boil. For about 4-5 minutes. It will still look runny because it is hot. So don't over cook it or as it cools and begins to thicken, it will turn to hard candy :))
  • Remove mixture from the heat and add vanilla
  • For 2 cups milk add 1/2-3/4 cup of the butterscotch syrup. Slowly heat back up, and whisk till frothy and at the temperature you'd like. Pour into a mug. (Some say add cream soda to the steamy mixture, I didn't, but might try it next time). Then top it off with fresh whipped heavy whipping cream.
Keyword butterscotch, dessert, Harry Potter butterbeer, Warm Butterbeer