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5 Ingredient Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce

Published: May 10, 2018 · Modified: Jan 25, 2021 by Sandi Gaertner · 51 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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If you love to coat your desserts in gooey sauces, this Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce is just for you. We love to make homemade sauces, and this butterscotch sauce is so versatile.

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This sweet, gooey, thick, and creamy bourbon butterscotch sauce is the only topping you will need for ice cream, brownies, cakes, pies....and anything else you can think to top. I am even brainstorming a fun cocktail recipe with this butterscotch syrup sauce.

You will love the simplicity of this bourbon butterscotch sauce recipe because this butterscotch sauce has only 5 ingredients and is ready in under 10 minutes.

This creamy sauce can get addictive, especially on some of these homemade gluten free ice creams!

Drizzle it on this Gluten Free Apple Galette, or even this Creamy Chocolate Custard recipe.

Why this recipe is worth making:

This thick and creamy butterscotch sauce is good enough to eat by a spoonful!

The possibilities are endless for this delicious bourbon butterscotch sauce. And a bonus, making it with coconut milk and dairy-free butter makes it dairy-free too! Butterscotch sauce is my newest sweet addiction!

What you need to make this:

bourbon butterscotch sauce ingredients

Butterscotch sounds like it should be complicated, right? You won't believe how easy it is to make for yourself. All you need is:

  • Butter - Use vegan butter if you need dairy-free.
  • Brown sugar - You can use light or dark brown sugar.
  • Pure vanilla extract - I don't recommend imitation vanilla.
  • Coconut milk - I recommend full-fat canned coconut milk.
  • Bourbon - This is totally optional but adds an awesome flavor to the sauce!

Recipe step-by-step directions:

Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce ingredients simmering in a pot

Step 1: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Yup, dump them in! Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer.

Step 2: Whisk frequently as the butterscotch sauce simmers for 5-10 minutes until the mixture thickens.

Butterscotch and caramel have a very similar cooking process. Besides the scotch or bourbon, one of the main differences is the sugar. Caramel is made with white sugar. This easy butterscotch sauce is made with brown sugar, giving it a deep, rich taste.

Expert Tips and Recipe FAQ:

How do you prevent the sauce from burning?

Make sure you whisk the butterscotch sauce frequently and cook on low heat. That is it...and it is so easy!

Where does butterscotch get its flavor?

The butterscotch flavor comes from scotch or bourbon. As this recipe cooks, the alcohol cooks out, so don't worry about alcohol content; this recipe is considered non-alcoholic.

How long will this butterscotch sauce last?

This sauce will keep up to 7 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.

a small glass bowl filled with butterscotch sauce

Use this sauce on:

  • Gluten Free Blond Brownies with Peanut Butter Chips: One of my all-time favorite recipes!
  • Tapioca Pudding - the creaminess of the tapioca pudding and the butterscotch work so well together. It is a party in your mouth!
  • Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies: who doesn't love a crazy moist and chocolaty brownie?
  • Gluten Free Bread Pudding This is our favorite way to use up the crusts from gluten free bread!

Tools:

  1. You need a good whisk to keep this sauce smooth and lump-free!
  2. Thick and creamy canned full fat coconut milk. You don't want the stuff you see in the refrigerated section!

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5 Ingredient Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce

Sandi Gaertner
Easy creamy homemade bourbon butterscotch sauce.
5 from 21 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Gluten Free Dessert Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 111 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ stick of butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon bourbon

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients into a saucepan.
  • Bring to boil on medium heat.
  • Reduce heat to low when it starts to boil.
  • Cook 5 minutes then remove from the heat.
  • Allow to cool.

Notes

  1. Use vegan butter to make this creamy bourbon butterscotch sauce dairy-free.
  2. Pour this sauce over bread pudding, ice cream, pie, and rice pudding.
  3. This sauce will keep up to 7 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 111kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 8mgPotassium: 67mgSugar: 18gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Beth

    September 18, 2019 at 10:22 pm

    If you don’t eat it all with a spoon or a straw, ( ? ) should it be refrigerated? Thinking of making this for my Dad to top his nightly ice cream treat! Thanks!

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    • Sandi Gaertner

      September 19, 2019 at 5:28 pm

      You definitely should keep it in the refrigerator because it has no preservatives. Enjoy 🙂

      Reply
  2. Healthy World Cuisine

    May 16, 2018 at 5:02 pm

    5 stars
    I could do shots of this delicious sauce! So easy and loads of possibilities for use. Just pinned!

    Reply
    • Sandi Gaertner

      May 17, 2018 at 2:37 pm

      LOL, I have considered it 🙂

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