Sauces

Classic Caramel Sauce

15 min

Traditional dry-sugar caramel — richer and more complex than brown sugar shortcuts

Creamy Habanero Sauce

20 min

Rich, mildly spicy cream sauce with habanero — great over chicken or pasta

Easy Caramel Sauce (Ree Drummond)

15 min

No-fail brown sugar caramel sauce — mix everything in a pan and cook; no candy thermometer needed

Hot Fudge Sauce

20 min

Glossy, bittersweet hot fudge sauce with Dutch-process cocoa and real chocolate — Gourmet magazine classic

Kittencal's Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

8 min

Quick 5-minute caramel sauce with salted butter and heavy cream — richer than the half-and-half version

Tangy BBQ Sauce

20 min

North Carolina-inspired vinegar BBQ sauce with added tomato — thin, tangy, and spicy