Bourbon Pecan Caramel Sauce Recipes

BOURBON-CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a medium saucepan over medium-high, whisking occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Bring melted sugar to a boil over medium-high (without stirring).
• Continue boiling, undisturbed, until sugar reaches a dark caramel color, about 7 to 10 minutes. Add butter, and whisk until melted. Add cream, and whisk until smooth. Add bourbon and apple juice. Cook over medium-high, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a small heatproof bowl, and cool 10 minutes. Store, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days.

CARAMEL PECAN BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 325 degrees.
• Spread pecans on a baking sheet and bake until lightly browned. This takes approximately 5-8 minutes. Watch them carefully so they don't burn. Set aside toasted pecans.
• In a large heavy sauce pan, combine brown sugar, corn syrup, heavy cream and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking. Stir constantly so it doesn't burn. Cook until mixture is reduced to 3 cups. This takes about 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Stir in bourbon, vanilla and pecans. Let cool.
• NOTES: If made in advance, cover and refrigerate up to 2 weeks. To reheat in microwave use 30% power for a minute or two. For the power notation--adjust to your microwave. The goal is to bring this to a room temperature or slightly warm temperature.

BOURBON PECAN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• t's important to have all your ingredient ready for this before you start cooking because you must work quickly at the end. Place sugar and corn syrup in a heavy 2 quart saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the mixture starts to boil. At this point you need to watch the boiling sugar carefully because stoves vary. The boiling mixture will go from clear, to light yellow to golden brown to medium brown. When the boiling sugar turns medium brown (a little darker than store bought caramel), remove from heat and add the cream all at once. You will need to stir vigorously and the mixture will boil up quite high (which is why you need the big pan). Be very careful during this phase. Professional chefs keep bowls of ice-water on the counter when they make caramelized sugar just in case they burn themselves. Add the butter and pecans. Stir until the butter melts and is combined. Let the sauce cool a little and add bourbon.

PECAN BOURBON CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a dry heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderately low heat, stirring slowly with a fork (to help sugar melt evenly), until melted and pale golden. Cook caramel, without stirring, swirling pan, until deep golden. Remove pan from heat and carefully add cream, bourbon, lemon juice, and pecans (caramel will steam and harden). Return pan to heat and simmer sauce, stirring, until caramel is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Pour sauce into a bowl and cool slightly. (Sauce keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks.)

APPLE CIDER BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL BOURBON-PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine bread cubes, apples, and raisins in a very large bowl.
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and salt together in another large bowl until well combined. Whisk in milk and apple cider. Pour mixture over bread mixture, and toss gently using a spatula until evenly coated. Let bread pudding mixture stand for 15 minutes.
• Pour bread pudding mixture into the prepared pan and smooth into an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and lightly browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Let bread pudding cool for at least 15 minutes; pudding will sink slightly.
• Meanwhile, spread pecans on a baking sheet. Bake in the hot oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, heavy cream, and butter in a large, heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring constantly to prevent burning, until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove sauce from heat. Stir in pecans, bourbon, and vanilla extract.
• Serve sauce with bread pudding.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON-PECAN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR SAUCE:
• Stir sugar and water in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Mix in corn syrup and lemon juice. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally. Remove from heat. Pour in cream (mixture will bubble up). Stir over low heat until caramel is melted and smooth. Increase heat; boil until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in pecans and bourbon. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before using.)
• FOR PUDDING:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine milk, cream and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; stir until smooth. Beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. Add bread cubes. Let stand until bread absorbs some of custard, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake until set in center, about 45 minutes. Uncover; cool at least 15 minutes.
• Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with warm sauce.

BOURBON PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Cook 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly.
• Stir in pecans, milk, butter, bourbon, and vanilla extract.
• Reduce heat, and cook 3 minutes or until mixture is thick and bubbly.