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Armagnac Toffee Sauce

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This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe originally accompanied Prune Kumquat Sticky Pudding with Amagnac Toffee Sauce .

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 1/4 cups

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons Armagnac

Preparation

  1. In a heavy saucepan simmer cream with butter and brown sugar, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove pan from heat and stir in Armagnac. Sauce keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week. Reheat sauce before serving.

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