Instructions: (SAUCE): In heavy saucepan, combine sugar and water and bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally; cook, without stirring but watching carefully, until mixture turns rich golden brown. Have ready a small bowl of cold water and a pastry brush and, during cooking, brush down any sugar crystals from sides of saucepan with cold water.

Remove from heat and carefully stir in cream (mixture tends to bubble up). Cook for 1 or 2 minutes until sauce is very smooth. Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla and rum.

To serve, scoop ice cream into dessert bowls and pour a few spoonfuls of sauce over each serving. Sprinkle with almonds if desired.

Makes
6 servings.

Note: Vanilla ice cream can be used but the coffee flavor goes particularly well with this sauce.

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.