Photo: Beer-Orange Caramel Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 12-ounce bottle beer
- 4 cardamom pods
- Zest of 1/2 orange, in large strips
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
Directions
Bring the beer, cardamom and orange zest to a gentle boil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring, until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes. Add the butter and brown sugar and cook, stirring only if the mixture looks like it might boil over, until thick and syrupy, 10 to 12 minutes. To test for doneness, drop a bit of caramel into a bowl of cold water. It should form a soft ball; if it doesn't, keep cooking.
Slowly stir in the cream and cook until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and salt. Remove the cardamom and orange zest with a spoon. Let the caramel cool slightly, then transfer to a small jar. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
Photograph by Lisa Shin
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By missmackattack_...
bothell, WA
on January 22, 2012
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Made this to drizzle over a cheesecake for a beer themed party, it was a huge hit, people put it on all the desserts that night, its even good in coffee! I chose a blue moon belgian beer since it is traditionally serve with an orange wedge. I had no problem with the amount of cooking time like other reviewers have said, it came out perfect by strictly following the recipe.
By mandi_dickey_89...
Santa Clara, CA
on December 13, 2011
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This stuff is AMAZING!!! If you have never made caramel sauce try this, it is a MUST! So easy to make and so delicious. I agree with another user who said it took much longer than the recipe said. It took me about 15 mins to reduce the beer down and about 20 mins to get it to the soft ball stage. Other than that I had no problems whatsoever.I used a sweet stout beer which gave a deep, nutty flavor and I didn't have any cardamom so I used a pinch of cinnamon. My husband wants to just eat it out of the container with a spoon! Next time I think I would like to try it with a light honey beer. Serving this tonight over Alton's vanilla ice cream. I can't wait!
By issamelmel
on October 25, 2011
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DELICIOUS!! Words cannot describe how yummy this is!! I made substitutions only because I did not have all ingredients on hand. Had no cardamom so I added a pinch of cinnamon. Also no heavy cream so I used half and half. Came out so great!! Beer used was Stella Artois.
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