Whiskey can be used to make a delicious dessert sauce.
Whiskey sauce is used on warm puddings like bread pudding and plum pudding to give a sweet glaze to a steamed dessert. It is a cooked sauce with variations for each use. This simple recipe is used on bread pudding and can be made with rum or rum flavoring if preferred. Unlike hard sauce, it is cooked and does not rely on the heat of the pudding to coat the dessert.
Instructions
1. Bring the water and sugar just to a rolling boil, stirring. Do not allow to continue to boil. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in butter and whisk until silky, about a minute and a half. The sugar will stay very hot.
3. Away from heat, stir in bourbon, whiskey, rum or flavoring. Stir until cool enough to pour into pitcher. Serve warm over bread pudding or plum pudding.
4. This sauce can also be made with equal portions of butter and sugar melted together (do not boil). After removing from heat, thin the mixture by whisking in a little warm cream before adding bourbon or Irish whiskey.
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