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A spoon pours rich Sweet Irish Cream Dessert Sauce over a small round cake on a white plate.

Sweet Irish Cream Dessert Sauce

This recipe creates a rich, silky, and gluten-free Sweet Irish Cream Dessert Sauce, perfect for drizzling over cakes, brownies, or ice cream. It captures the indulgent, coffeehouse-style flavor of Irish cream.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 1 batch
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Irish
Calories: 567
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Irish cream liqueur such as Bailey's
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
  • pinch salt

Equipment

  • Small Pot
  • Whisk
  • Measuring spoons
  • Measuring cups

Method
 

  1. Heat a small pot over medium heat.
  2. Add all of the ingredients into the pot and whisk to combine.
  3. Simmer over medium heat for about 5 minutes until you have your desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 567kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 2gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 23mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 69gVitamin A: 1166IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 0.2mg

Notes

The desired thickness of the sauce depends on how you plan to serve it. It will be thinner when warm and thicker when cold, similar to caramel or honey. Adjust consistency by adding more heavy cream or water to thin it, or by cooking longer to thicken.

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