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Salted caramel and toasted pecan ice-cream sundaes

by Jeanne Horak on October 7, 2015 17 Comments in Dessert, Gluten-free

Homemade salted caramel sauce with ice-cream and toasted pecans. What more do you need?? | cooksister.com

Fear.  We are all familiar with its unpleasant  mouth-drying, heart-palpitating visits, and with its capacity to severely limit our activities. It can range from an uncomfortable passing sensation to a debilitating lifelong phobia, and there really is almost nothing that does not awaken fear in  somebody on the planet, from spiders (arachnophobia) to strangers (xenophobia) to open spaces (agoraphobia) to closed spaces (claustrophobia) to cats (ailurophobia).   To those who do not suffer from a specific phobia, they can seem totally irrational and bizarre – take for example mageirocophobia. Would you believe it’s technically defined as a phobia of the kitchen – or more practically, a fear of cooking. When I first heard of it I thought it was some sort of culinary equivalent to man-flu, invented by a spouse who was particularly averse to helping out in the kitchen.  But it is in fact a real condition, although in most people it manifests as some degree of anxiety rather than a full-blown, heart racing, hyperventilating phobia.  And would you believe me if I told you almost every one of us suffers from it to some degree?

You see, mageirocophobia differs from person to person in terms of what exactly is feared, which range from social phobias to physical phobias. One of the most common manifestations is the fear of making people ill by inadvertently serving undercooked or spoiled food (“It was the salmon mousse“, as the famous Monty Python Meaning of Life sketch goes!); or fear of serving inedibly bad food, whether because of overcooking or overseasoning; or even causing harm to a guest by inadvertently serving something that they are allergic to or intolerant of.  And then there are people like me who panic when they have to prepare things that might result in injury to themselves.

 

Homemade salted caramel sauce with ice-cream and toasted pecans. What more do you need?? | cooksister.com

 

You see, I am a cut-myself-or-burn-myself kinda girl.  Sharp knives are magnetically attracted to the soft flesh of my fingers, and I have a talent for brushing up against something that’s just spent an hour in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius. Although I know I can make dulce du leche by boiling a sealed tin of sweetened condensed milk, the very thought of the possibility that it could explode if it boils dry means that it’s something I’ll never knowingly attempt. Using very sharp knives gives me weird tingles of terror down the back of my legs until Nick nervously snatches the knife away from me and offers to help. Deep frying is something that has happened maybe, umm, three times in my kitchen since I moved into my own flat in 1998.

 

Homemade salted caramel sauce with ice-cream and toasted pecans. What more do you need?? | cooksister.com

 

As with most of my fears, I blame my parents – I have vivid memories of my mom cooking fudge and warming us kids to stay Very Far Away from the stove as the boiling fudge was Very Very Hot. This admonishment has stuck with me all my life and although I’ve watched other people make caramel, I had never tried all by myself without adult (!) supervision… But I do love a properly salted caramel sauce to distraction and recently the longing got to be too much. (I also figured that for someone who had healed a broken femur and had a brush with skin cancer in less than 2 years, being afraid of a bit of molten sugar was starting to look a little lame!) So I downed a can of Man-Up, put on my big girl pants and headed for the kitchen where I discovered that, provided you have the right equipment, some common sense, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted, making caramel is easy peasy, and super rewarding. (Do have a look at my friend David Lebovitz’s great tips for making caramel!)

As I had agonised so long and hard about making the caramel sauce, I figured that I needed to use it in a dessert where it would be the star of the show  so I went for a simple but classic pairing with vanilla ice-cream, adding toasted pecans for both texture and an extra savoury flavour.  The end result, served at a lunch for friends, had a rather surprising effect on some guests as they clasped their bowl close to their chests and hissed “Mine!!” at anybody who approached them while there was still a hint of dessert left in their bowl.  And if that kind of compliment isn’t worth facing your culinary fears for, then I don’t know what is!

 

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Salted caramel and toasted pecan ice-cream sundaes
 
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5 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Never made salted caramel sauce? It's far easier than you think and these little salted caramel and toasted pecan sundaes give you the perfect excuse to take the salted caramel plunge!
Author: Jeanne Horak-Druiff
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 10+
Ingredients
  • 1 cup pecans, some roughly chopped and some whole
  • 200g white granulated sugar
  • 90g salted butter, cut up into cubes
  • 120ml double cream
  • 1 tsp fleur de sel flakes
  • Good quality vanilla ice-cream
Instructions
  1. In a non-stick frying pan, toast the nuts over medium heat for 5-10 minutes, tossing a few times so that they brown all over. Watch them carefully though as they catch easily. Set aside to cool
  2. Heat the sugar over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan that is at least 15cm deep (when you add the cream later, the caramel will foam and you need to give it space to do so). Resist the urge to stir! Tilt the pan if there seem to be hot spots where the sugar is melting faster than in other places. Although the melting sugar will seem to form lumps, it will eventually melt into a syrup that will darken in colour as you continue to heat it. Be careful not to burn it though!
  3. As soon as all the sugar has melted and you have a completely smooth syrup, add the butter at once - watch out for splattering and bubbling as the sugar is really hot! Stir the butter into the sugar until it has melted completely (this should take around 3 minutes).
  4. Very slowly carefully, add the cream to the sugar in a thin drizzle, while stirring continuously. Once again, watch out as the mixture will splatter and and bubble up in the pan.
  5. Bring the mixture to the boil and allow to boil for a further minute, then remove from the heat and stir in the salt.
  6. Place as many scoops of ice-cream as desired in as many bowls as you have guests. Top each bowl with a generous helping of the hot caramel sauce and sprinkle with toasted pecans. Serve immediately.
Notes
The sauce can be made in advance and kept in a sealed container in the fridge for about 2 weeks. It also freezes well if you want to keep it for longer or if you have leftover sauce.
Before serving, reheat in the microwave until a pourable consistency is reached.
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  1. Tami says

    October 7, 2015 at 8:45 am

    Good grief! Now I’m desperate for an ice cream sundae with your hot salted caramel sauce. You EVIL woman! 😉 xx

    Reply
  2. Sally - My Custard Pie says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:07 am

    Hand me a knife – no problem. No fear of hot fat either. But ice cream…. hmmmmm… too chilly for me. However – the fudge sauce looks incredible. The photography is STUNNING.

    Reply
  3. Elizabeth says

    October 8, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    Oh my goodness gracious me I want this right now so much! Mouthwatering images!

    Reply
  4. Laura@howtocookgoodfood says

    October 8, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    I adore this photo, it really makes me want to get better myself at photography. You have made a sauce to die for and this I will be making as part of my supper club dessert next week. It’ll be with an apple torte & cinnamon ice cream, hope it’s as good as yours!

    Reply
  5. Rosa says

    October 8, 2015 at 6:55 pm

    Mmmhhh, extremely tempting and surely fantastically luscious!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  6. Krista says

    October 9, 2015 at 6:30 am

    Fear is such a powerful thing, isn’t it? These sundaes are so gorgeous. I’m seriously craving your luscious caramel sauce now.

    Reply
  7. kellie@foodtoglow says

    October 9, 2015 at 11:39 am

    This post is making me smile. And I learned something too! I have some of the mild anxieties that you describe (I think any sensible person would really, otherwise we would go around poisoning and under seasoning!). I have never been tempted to make a potential caramel bomb in my kitchen but appreciate the luxury and simple pleasure of a homemade sauce such as this. Thanks for being brave and going against your mother’s advice. Great images too, Jeanne. 🙂

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  8. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    October 9, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    Good for you for getting over your caramel fear. I imagine having a brush with cancer puts a lot of things in perspective and gives you a fresh look on life. This sundae looks amazing. Who could resist it? I’m off to share it now.

    Reply
  9. Fede Pastabites says

    October 9, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    I love caramel! this looks divine

    Reply
  10. Judith (Mostly About Chocolate Blog) says

    October 10, 2015 at 9:52 am

    I’ve always feared salted caramel – I only got over it by making it with Stephanie of Boutique Aromatique in a class. I seriously was always afraid of it even after watching Bitchin Kitchen and only like literally *just* got over my fear. By “got over” I mean I an only more likely to try it not – I’m not saying I will be making it this weekend. Love your recipe too!

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  11. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says

    October 11, 2015 at 9:04 am

    I know exactly what you mean about knives, I hate using a large chef’s knife and usually use a small knife for everything.

    In the meantime that ice cream looks AMAZING!

    Reply
  12. Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

    October 12, 2015 at 4:11 pm

    OMG that looks totally amazing! I know what you mean about the fear though, I only got over my deep frying phobia when I bought a proper mini deep fryer that I rationalised would not burst into flames so long as I supervised it.

    This caramel looks incredible and such a gorgeous deep colour (perfect for autumn!). I need caramel practice badly as I was trying to make some recently and mainly wrecked saucepans in the process.

    Reply
  13. Emily Leary says

    October 16, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    Oh my goodness, that looks really very good. Tempted to go and make myself one right now.

    Reply
  14. zonderzooi says

    October 20, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Wow this looks fantastic! Will defenitely taste amazing too!

    Reply
  15. Niamh says

    October 22, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    Mageirocophobia! How terrible for them 🙁 I too am always burning and cutting myself but I still get stuck in. This looks terrific. Can’t beat a homemade caramel, and then with salt in it? Perfection!

    Reply
  16. Magenta says

    November 4, 2015 at 3:48 pm

    I am currently addicted to anything salted caramel and seeing this made me almost lick my screen (however I did resist! honest!)

    I am forever burning myself on things I take out of the oven, forgetting they stay hot for sometime, however I might just attempt this!

    Reply
  17. Virginia says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    Tempting..and so easy to do. Oh gosh. Great pics as well.
    Regarding fears in the kitchen… I’m scared of hot oil!

    Reply
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This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Non-necessary

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

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