Pecan Praline Sauce
Meet the luscious dessert sauce of your dreams — this homemade pecan praline sauce! Made with toasted pecans and rich dark brown sugar, this praline sauce adds the most exquisite touch to any dessert. Plus, it’s surprisingly simple to make and comes together in fewer than 20 minutes. You’ll want to drizzle this decadent sauce all over ice cream, cheesecake, brownies, cakes and more.
Servings 2 cups
Calories 70kcal
Equipment
- Small saucepan
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup dark corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add pecans and cook for about four minutes until the pecans are toasted and the butter begins to brown.
- Whisk in dark brown sugar, heavy cream, dark corn syrup, cornstarch and salt. Constantly whisking, cook until the sauce comes to a boil and thickens. This should take about six to eight minutes.
- Turn off the heat and stir in vanilla extract. Enjoy!
Notes
- Be aware of any nut allergies. If you're serving this to anyone with a nut allergy, do not add pecans. Instead, melt the butter and then whisk in the other ingredients as directed.
- As the sauce sits, it will thicken. This thicker consistency is perfect if you want to spoon into cupcakes as a filling, but it will be a bit too thick to use as an ice cream topping. A quick trip to the microwave takes care of this.
- Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 21mg | Sugar: 7g