🍰 Why buy it when you can whip up your own sweet sauce at home? 😋

 

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🍰 Why buy it when you can whip up your own sweet sauce at home? 😋
Rich, smooth & easy homemade dessert sauces 🤍

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🍫 1️⃣ Chocolate Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp butter (optional ✨)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Whisk cocoa, sugar & water in a saucepan until smooth.
2️⃣ Cook over medium heat, stirring, until gently simmering (2–3 min).
3️⃣ Remove from heat, add chocolate chips & butter. Stir until melted.
4️⃣ Add vanilla & salt.
5️⃣ Serve warm or store in the fridge up to 2 weeks.

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🍮 2️⃣ Butterscotch Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Melt butter over medium heat.
2️⃣ Add brown sugar & cream, stir until bubbling.
3️⃣ Simmer 4–5 minutes until smooth.
4️⃣ Remove from heat, add vanilla & salt.
5️⃣ Store refrigerated up to 2 weeks.

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🤍 3️⃣ Vanilla Sauce (Custard-Style)

🧾 Ingredients:
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1½ tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Heat milk, cream & half sugar (don’t boil).
2️⃣ Whisk yolks, remaining sugar & salt.
3️⃣ Slowly add hot milk to yolks, then return to pan.
4️⃣ Cook on low, stirring, until thick (170–175°F).
5️⃣ Remove from heat, add vanilla.
🧊 Keeps 4 days in fridge.

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☕ 4️⃣ Mocha Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• ½ cup cream or milk
• ¼ cup strong coffee or espresso
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 2 oz dark chocolate (optional 🍫)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Whisk cream, coffee, sugar & cocoa in saucepan.
2️⃣ Simmer gently while stirring.
3️⃣ Add chocolate & butter, stir until glossy.
4️⃣ Finish with vanilla & salt.
🧊 Store up to 2 weeks.

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🤍 5️⃣ White Chocolate Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla (optional)
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Heat cream gently (don’t boil).
2️⃣ Remove from heat, add chocolate & let sit 1 min.
3️⃣ Stir until smooth.
4️⃣ Add vanilla & salt.
🧊 Store 1 week in fridge.

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🍁 6️⃣ Maple Caramel Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Melt butter in saucepan.
2️⃣ Add brown sugar & maple syrup, stir until bubbling.
3️⃣ Simmer 3–4 minutes.
4️⃣ Slowly add cream.
5️⃣ Finish with vanilla & salt.
🧊 Keeps 2 weeks refrigerated.

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🍒 7️⃣ Cranberry Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• 12 oz cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water or orange juice 🍊
• Orange zest (optional)
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Combine all ingredients in saucepan.
2️⃣ Boil, then simmer 10–12 min until berries burst.
3️⃣ Cool before serving (thickens as it cools).

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🍓 8️⃣ Strawberry Sauce

🧾 Ingredients:
• 2 cups strawberries
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice 🍋
• 1 tsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water (optional)

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1️⃣ Cook strawberries, sugar & lemon juice (5–7 min).
2️⃣ Add cornstarch slurry if thicker sauce is desired.
3️⃣ Blend smooth or leave chunky.
🧊 Store 5 days in fridge