Butterscotch-Ginger Ice Cream Sauce For Two

Submitted by Lennie

"This is a wonderful sauce to serve over French Vanilla ice cream. Definitely for ginger lovers only, though; although if you leave out the ground and crystallized ginger, you do have a terrific butterscotch sauce."

 

• Ready In: 8mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1⁄4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, softened
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger

directions

1. In a two-cup glass measuring cup, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and ground ginger; mix in honey, then stir in cream and butter.
2. Microwave, uncovered, on High for 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened, stirring every minute.
3. Stir in crystallized ginger.
4. Serve warm over ice cream, preferably a french vanilla.
5. If there are leftovers, keep them refrigerated.