Sauces – Brenda blogs about … https://brendablog.com cooking, baking, miscellaneous recipes lying around Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:58:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Chai Syrup https://brendablog.com/recipe/chai-syrup/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:20:50 +0000 https://brendablog.com/?post_type=recipe&p=632 Stir into hot milk, use to flavor pudding, lots of uses!

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 7/8 c water
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoons allspice
  • .75 teaspoons clove
  • .75 teaspoons cardamom
  • .75 teaspoons ground pepper
  • .5 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Stir spices together. Bring everything to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes. Add vanilla and cool.

Makes 1 cup. Store in airtight container in fridge after cooling.

Adapted from this recipe.

]]> Praline Sauce https://brendablog.com/recipe/praline-sauce/ Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:58:26 +0000 http://www.brendablog.com/?p=239
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
  • 3/4 cups corn syrup
  • 3 Tblsp flour
  • 5 ounces evaporated milk
    1. Toast pecans (300F for 15 min.)
    2. Melt butter.
    3. Add brown sugar, corn syrup and flour.
    4. Boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
    5. Cool to lukewarm.
    6. Gradually stir in evaporated milk and pecans.
    7. Serve warm.
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  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups cocoa, sfited
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    1. Heat cream in butter, bring to a boil. Add sugars, stirring until dissolved.
    2. Cool for 5 minutes. Add sifted cocoa and salt. Whisk until smooth.
    3. Keep warm in double boiler until ready to serve.
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