Walnut Dessert Sauce

Name: Walnut Dessert Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 cups.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup light corn syrup; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water; 1-1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts; Ice cream or pound cake

"We have two walnut trees in our front yard, so I always have plenty of nuts for this sweet sauce," relates Susan Zeidler of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "It's one of my son's favorites."

Ingredients

3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1-1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
Ice cream or pound cake

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, combine the corn syrup, maple syrup, sugar and water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir in walnuts.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Serve over ice cream or pound cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 141 calories, 6g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 20mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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rllewis7

Jul 19, 2019

A local ice cream shop puts a walnut sauce on banana splits. I'm excited to be able to make this at home!
nearly perfect

Aug 23, 2013

this is wonderful, wondering if it can be jarred, sealed and kept instead of freezing for future use.
Cookies5

Jun 30, 2010

This is soooo good on ice cream! I'm going to try making it next with pecans and walnuts both!