White Chocolate-Cardamom Sauce

A nice sauce that's not too sweet. Goes well with citrus desserts. I like to use it with my kumquat cake. Has a nice taste of autumn.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 169 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 9 fluid ounces heavy whipping cream
• 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise with seeds scraped free from pod
• 4 ½ ounces white chocolate chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour heavy whipping cream into a saucepan and bring to a low simmer over low heat; add cardamom, vanilla bean seeds, and the vanilla bean pod to the simmering cream.n

Step 2

Remove saucepan from heat and stir white chocolate chips into the cream; stir continually until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.n

Step 3

Return saucepan to low heat. Cook the sauce, stirring frequently, until thick, 10 to 20 minutes. Strain through a very fine mesh strainer into a bowl.n

Step 4

Let sauce cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.n