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Butterscotch Cranberry Sauce

4.4

(4)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cranberries, picked over

Preparation

  1. In a heavy saucepan combine the brown sugar, the corn syrup, the butter, the cream, and the salt, bring the liquid to a boil, stirring, and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Add the cranberries and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until the berries have burst and the liquid is reduced to about 1 1/2 cups. Serve the sauce warm over ice cream.

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