Recipe and source notes

Butterscotch-Almond Sauce

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 2 c.s light brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. whipping cream
  • 2 tsp.s lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp.s chopped, blanched, toasted almonds (or pecans )

Make it step by step

  1. Melt butter in the top half of double boiler over simmering water. Add sugar and heat, stirring until sugar has absorbed butter. Add cream and carefully stir in lemon juice. Cook over barely simmering water for 1/2 to 3/4 hour, stirring frequently. Add chopped nuts. Serve hot over ice cream. Makes about 2 cups.

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Adapted from Foodista by Chap James Day, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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