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Bronwen Wyatt’s Spiced Caramel Sauce Recipe

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Introducing your next obsession: Bronwen Wyatt’s Spiced Prune Caramel Sauce recipe. This caramel, redolent with warm spices and studded with chunks of chopped prunes, is amazing on vanilla ice cream or a simple Chocolate Mug Cake. Coriander may seem to be an unusual spice in a sweet application, but here its citrusy warmth pairs beautifully with the earthy sweetness of prunes.

drizzling spiced prune caramel sauce onto a bowl of ice cream

Prunes: Bronwen’s not-so-secret ingredient

Bronwen uses chopped prunes in this rich spiced caramel sauce recipe. Because prunes have notes of caramel and spice, they blend seamlessly into this sweet sauce, enhancing the flavors in this recipe.

How to use Spiced Caramel Sauce

This versatile sauce can be used a number of different ways! Here are a few of our favorite ways to enjoy this recipe:

Drizzled over ice cream or brownies

As a filling in cakes

Cookie Sandwiches

Dip for fresh fruit

Serve with a holiday dessert board

Poured over a chocolate mug cake

a bowl of ice cream drizzled with spiced prune caramel sauce
a bowl of ice cream covered in Spiced Prune Caramel

Spiced Prune Caramel Sauce

Bronwen Wyatt
Introducing your next obsession: Bronwen Wyatt’s Spiced Prune Caramel Sauce. This caramel, redolent with warm spices and studded with chunks of chopped prunes, is amazing on vanilla ice cream or a simple Chocolate Mug Cake. Coriander may seem to be an unusual spice in a sweet application, but here its citrusy warmth pairs beautifully with the earthy sweetness of prunes.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Dessert, Dip
Cuisine Chef Created, Holiday
Servings 8
Calories 202 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup prunes chopped
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp coriander ground
  • ⅛ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Assemble all of your ingredients before you begin, as caramel can move quickly.
  • Place the sugar and the water in a non reactive pan over medium heat. Gently move the sugar around with a heatproof spatula until it is totally dissolved.
  • Once the sugar is dissolved, cover the pan for about a minute- this allows steam to build up and prevents crystallization of your caramel. After about a minute, remove the lid and watch your caramel closely as it begins to turn golden, and then amber.
  • Once you’ve achieved a deep amber color, turn off the heat and carefully add your cream (your caramel will emit steam at this point, so you’ll want to step back and add the cream slowly). Whisk until your caramel looks emulsified, and add your warm spices and chopped prunes.
  • Once cool, you can store in a jar and your caramel sauce should last up to a month.

Notes

Makes 2 cups (480 ml).

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 1gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 607IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword bronwen wyatt, caramel, spiced caramel
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Who is Bronwen Wyatt?

Bronwen Wyatt is the owner of Bayou Saint Cake. The New Orleans-based pastry chef bakes up whimsical creations locally sourced premium ingredients. Bronwen is inspired by seasonal produce, and changes her menu regularly to reflect what’s in season.

Fun Fact: Bronwen is a huge fan of California prunes and has created many recipes that feature them! 

Love this caramel sauce recipe? Try more of Bronwen’s fabulous desserts!

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Bronwen‘s Prune Upside Down Cake with Toffee and Sesame has a deeply flavorful prune-toffee-sesame layer on top of a rich and moist brown butter cake. If you love upside down cake – or just dessert in general – this recipe is for you.

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Bronwen Wyatt created this moist olive oil cake for our friends at Cherry Bombe. A delectable prune and raspberry filling is sandwiched between two layers of dense, delicious olive oil cake – and then topped with tangy whipped cream. What more could you ask for?

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