Maple Caramel Sauce

Photo: flickr user cchen

Ingredients

2 cups whipping cream

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring

Preparation

Combine cream, sugar and syrup in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer sauce until caramel colored and reduced to 1 3/4 cups, whisking occasionally, about 35 minutes.

Mix in maple flavoring. Cool slightly. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring; add 2 tablespoons hot water if necessary to dissolve any crystallized sugar.)

This recipe yields 1 3/4 cups.

Yield: 1 3/4 cups