Caramel Pecan Bourbon Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat over to 325 degrees.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 remove from heat. stir in bourbon, vanilla and pecans. let cool.
• 5 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.