Best 4 Cranberry Caramel Sauce Recipes

CRANBERRY CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking dish., Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in cream and butter just until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in cream, sugar and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Serve with warm cake.

CRANBERRY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor purée cranberries and transfer to a small bowl.
• In a dry heavy saucepan cook sugar over moderate heat, stirring with a fork, until melted and cook, without stirring, swirling pan, until a golden caramel. Remove pan from heat and carefully add water and cranberry purée (caramel will steam and harden). Return pan to heat and simmer sauce, stirring, 10 minutes, or until caramel is dissolved. Pour sauce through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl, pressing hard on solids, and cool completely. Sauce may be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring sauce to room temperature before serving.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH CRANBERRY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. and butter a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan. Line cake pan with a round of wax paper and butter wax paper.
• Cut enough 1/4-inch-thick slices from loaf to line side of cake pan, trimming slices so that tops are flush with rim of pan. Gently press slices against side of cake pan to make them adhere.
• Cut enough of remaining loaf, including scraps, into 1/2-inch pieces to measure 5 cups and put in bottom of cake pan.
• Make custard:
• In a heavy saucepan bring ginger, sugar, and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer 5 minutes. Add milk and cream and bring just to a simmer. Remove pan from heat.
• In a heatproof bowl whisk together whole eggs and yolks and add hot milk mixture in a stream, whisking. Pour custard through a fine sieve onto bread pieces in bottom of cake pan, pressing hard on ginger, and coat pieces well (bread pieces will float to surface of custard).
• Put cake pan in a larger pan and add enough water to larger pan to reach half-way up side of cake pan. Bake pudding in middle of oven 45 to 50 minutes, or until custard is set and a skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Remove cake pan from larger pan and cool pudding on a rack. Chill pudding, covered, until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
• To unmold pudding, run a thin knife around edge of cake pan and dip pan into a bowl of hot water 15 seconds. Invert a large plate over cake pan and invert pudding onto plate. Peel off wax paper and invert pudding right side up onto another large plate. Bring pudding to room temperature and cut into wedges. (If serving pudding warm, transfer wedges to a baking sheet and reheat in a 325° F. oven.)
• Serve pudding at room temperature or warm with caramel sauce.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a small saucepan combine cranberries orange marmalade and 2 tablespoons water. Bring to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 8-10 min. or until cranberries pop, stirring constantly.
• 2. Meanwhile, cut bread into 1" pieces. Place in ungreased 8x8x2" baking pan.
• 3. In medium mixing bowl stir together eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla. Stir in cranberry mixture. Pour over bread in pan.
• 4. Bake 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool slightly. Serve warm with warm caramel sauce or ice cream topping. Serves 6
• 5. If you would rather make your own Carmel Sauce: CARAMEL SAUCE 1/2 c brown sugar 1/2 c sugar 1 Tbsp flour 1/2 c cream or half & half 1/2 c butter 1 tsp vanilla Caramel Sauce: Mix sugars and flour together in a saucepan. Add cream, butter and vanilla. Bring to a low Boil, and boil 2 minutes. Serve warm over Cranberry Bread pudding. The sauce keeps well..you can refrigerate, and warm sauce as needed.