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Monday, January 24, 2011

creme de caramel au beurre sale

I don't know about you, but I am easily influenced by what others blog about...like creme de caramel au beurre sale (aka salted butter caramel sauce).

If I can't find it where I am, then I'm interested in trying to make it myself.

Anyway, awhile back, Kathy travelled to France and enjoyed jars of this stuff.

I happened across bottles of this in an import shop in Osaka and bought one to try.

It wasn't the exact same brand that she had tried but it was still from Bretagne (Brittany), France, where this type of sauce is well-known.

In fact, this sauce was darker than the one she tried.

I put it in the refrig and finally opened the bottle the other night.

I was amazed because even with the sauce being kept in the refrig, the sauce is soft, spreadable.

I zapped a tablespoon of the sauce and drizzled it over vanilla ice cream.

The sauce still stayed soft even on ice cream.

It was delicious! Salty and sweet. I think the next time I'm trying this on pancakes, I should actually try making crepes...hmm.

UPDATE: this is good on pancakes, tried it yesterday at breakfast.
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13 comments:

  1. jalna3:13 AM, January 24, 2011

    Ohhhh that ice cream photo . . . ohhhh!!

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  2. K and S9:06 AM, January 24, 2011

    Jalna, it was ohhh!

    Take care.
    Kat

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  3. Tamakikat10:51 AM, January 24, 2011

    Mmm caramel...

    If you want to make crepe-type pancakes Deliah Smith's are the bomb! The recipe is online just google her name and pancakes.

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  4. Deb in Hawaii11:46 AM, January 24, 2011

    Salty and sweet it works for me. Bet it is wonderful on crepes. ;-)

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  5. Japan Australia11:51 AM, January 24, 2011

    That ice-cream picture looks so delicious. Caramel and ice-cream has to be the best ever combo. I don't think salted butter caramel sauce is too difficult to make at home. I guess we should give it a go.

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  6. K and S12:28 PM, January 24, 2011

    thanks TK, I'll do that :)

    Thanks Deb in Hawaii :)

    Thanks J-A, I've actually made a caramel sauce, more like dulce de leche which Japanese call milk jam :)

    Take care everyone.
    Kat

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  7. Kathy YL Chan12:48 PM, January 24, 2011

    Ahh now I wish I had brought back jars to NYC! ;) Looks so good on the ice cream :)

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  8. K and S12:08 AM, January 25, 2011

    I would think in NYC you would be able to get your hands on some, Kathy :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  9. Rowena4:40 AM, January 25, 2011

    Shucks! And here I was going to say that you could just go to France and get some jars for yourself. Ahem! I just commented on the broken pants post!

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  10. K and S1:02 PM, January 25, 2011

    I hope to Rowena, just don't know when :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  11. manju1:02 AM, January 26, 2011

    Just discovered this at Trader Joe's and had to hide it from myself. I tried a spoonful out of the jar and immediately put it in the outside "kimchi" fridge so I don't see it every day.... Now, of course, you've reminded me it's there...

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  12. K5:52 AM, January 26, 2011

    Yum yum yum! I would probably try to put it on anything/everything like I do with Nutella, haha!

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  13. K and S8:11 AM, January 26, 2011

    You are brave to put it into your kim chee fridge Manju, hope it hasn't affected the taste!

    Lol K!

    Take care you two.
    Kat

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