Taste of Home
Butter Pecan Sauce
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 15 min.
YIELD: 1-1/2 cups.
Buttery, smooth and full of pecans, this sauce is just sensational over ice cream. It's hard to beat this homemade goodness. —Kim Gilliland, Simi Valley, California
Ingredients
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1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
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2 tablespoons sugar
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4 teaspoons cornstarch
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3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
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1 tablespoon butter
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1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
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Vanilla ice cream or flavor of your choice
Directions
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1.
In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugars and cornstarch. Gradually stir in cream until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir until slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes.
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2.
Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Add the pecans. Serve warm over ice cream.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 148 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 20mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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