Classic Hard Sauce Food

HARD SAUCE

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I remember making this sauce for my mom when I was about 8 years old. I loved the aroma and spicy flavor. Today, many cooks spread cream-cheese frosting on spice cake instead, but I think you're really missing something if you bypass this warm, old-time sauce. -Shirley Joan Helfenbein, Lapeer, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 15m

Yield about 1-1/3 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash ground allspice
1 cup cold water
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon rum extract

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, nutmeg, allspice and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and extracts. Serve with spice cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

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HARD SAUCE

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Serve this hard saue with Figgy Christmas Fruit Roll, Festive Figgy Pudding, or Persimmon Pudding.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 cup confectioners' sugar
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 tablespoons brandy or Cognac

Steps:

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and brandy or Cognac; beat until combined. Transfer to a serving dish, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

HARD SAUCE

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Provided by Food Network

Categories condiment

Time 15m

Yield about 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup brandy
Pinch grated nutmeg
Pinch orange zest

Steps:

Mix together the sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in a saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar melts. Add the brandy and stir for 1 minute. Add the nutmeg and orange zest, and serve warm.

HARD SAUCE FOR BREAD PUDDING AND OTHER DESSERTS

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Hard sauce is actually not a sauce at all but more of a spread. This British recipe is flavored with rum, brandy, or vanilla and served with dessert.

Provided by Diana Rattray

Categories Dessert Sauce

Time 10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, softened slightly
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons brandy, rum, or whiskey
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Allspice, to taste

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
With a standing or hand-held mixer , beat the softened butter until creamy.
Add the powdered sugar and mix while scraping the sides of the bowl, so the sugar and butter come together evenly.
Add the vanilla extract, brandy, rum, or whiskey, and spices.
Mix, scraping the sides again, to combine.
Spoon the sauce into a bowl.
Serve immediately and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 2 mg, Sugar 27 g, Fat 6 g, ServingSize 8 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g