Caramel-rum Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/3 cups half-and-half or 1 1/3 cups light cream
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, not margarine
• 1/4 cup rum
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan.
• 2 stir in cream, water and corn syrup.
• 3 cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly (mixture may looked curdled. not to worry).
• 4 cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• 5 remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla and rum (have a shot for yourself).
• 6 let mixture stand at room temperature until cooled.
• 7 store in refrigerator for up to 2 months.