Caramel Coffee Sauce

Caramel Coffee Sauce
1/2 cup sauce

The best sauce in the book! Will bring out the best everywhere you add it and it takes only seconds to prepare.

Ingredients

1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons brewed espresso or extra strong drip coffee
1 tablespoon butter

Preparation

Combine the sugar, cream and coffee in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook, mixing continuously, for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Turn off the heat, add the butter, mix, and set aside to cool.

Tip: The espresso may be bought at a coffee store, if you do not own a machine, and just refrigerate until you are ready to use it.

About The Chef

Patricia McCausland-Gallo is a nutritionist, pastry chef, and coffee enthusiast born in the Caribbean town of Barranquilla. She is a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, the American Institute of Baking in Kansas, as well as Ecole Lenôtre in Paris. She is a food writer and a manager and owner of bakeries in Barranquilla and Cali. She now resides in Panama City, Panama.