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Homemade, from-scratch, whiskey caramel sauce made with Fireball whiskey for extra cinnamon flare! You’ll want this Fireball Whiskey Caramel Sauce on EVERYTHING!
We have to talk about this Fireball Whiskey Caramel Sauce, and it needed to be sooner than later. I have a million and one other fall recipes to share (you just wait!), and they were lined up in front of this recipe. I’ve been baking fall recipes for weeks now, and have an enormous pile of drafts. Somewhere around 40 – it’s crazy.
All of those recipes can wait.I only made this Fireball Whiskey Caramel Sauce last weekend, but I had to move it to the top of the list. It’s that good.
But also, if I’d made this sooner, I would’ve been able to douse a lot of my previous baking alllll over with this caramel sauce. Apple crisps, pies, muffins.. lots of things that are coming up in the next few weeks, and they could’ve been smothered in Fireball Whiskey Caramel Sauce.
I’m saving you from making that mistake. Make this caramel sauce now, and then whatever else you bakethis fall, you have it on hand to drizzle generously over whatever it is. Doesn’t even matter, you’ll want this on everything.
However, you don’t even need it on ANYTHING because it’s so delicious that you can just eat it straight from the jar, like I may have done.
I had a few ideas for incorporating Fireball into baking, and some of that is still to come (see here for Fireball Apple Crispor Whiskey Walnut Spice Cake!), but one idea that I was exceptionally proud of was this caramel sauce. I was planning to make whiskey caramel for an upcoming recipe, and as my mind was brainstorming different ways to put a new spin on that recipe, I came up with the idea of Fireballwhiskey caramel. My excitement went through the roof.
I later found out that it’s been done before (what hasn’t?), but I didn’t know that when I came up with it, and so I’m still proud of this ‘original’ idea.
I used an old recipe I had for whiskey caramel sauce, and just subbed Fireball. It. is. incredible. You really get all the flavors, but none are overpowering, andall make their presence known. It’s not too boozy, but you really taste the cinnamon whiskey. It’s not overly whiskey-ish and alcohol-tasting, but you definitely get whiskey, and you know that it’s cinnamon whiskey.
It’s sweet and ooey and gooey, just how you want your caramel sauce, but not cloying. It helps to have that whiskey cut through it.
Ugh, how else do I describe it? You just have to try it. It takes about 15 minutes to make, and it’s EASY. So get to work, and report back. I know you’ll love it too. It is THE BEST topping I’ve ever tried, and I promise you’ll agree!
Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl
Homemade, from-scratch, whiskey caramel sauce made with Fireball whiskey for extra cinnamon flare!
Whisk together 1 c. sugar and the 1/4 c. water in a medium saucepan.
Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes, or until the sugar melts and is no longer granular.
Cook an additional 8-10 minutes, without stirring, until the mixture is medium amber in color.
Remove from heat, cool for 1 minute, and then stir in heavy cream, butter, Fireball whiskey, salt, and nutmeg, whisking til smooth.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and 1/2 c. sugar.
Whisking vigorously, slowly add the egg mixture to the saucepan. You want to add a little egg at a time, whisking quickly, and making sure not to scramble the egg.
Once incorporated, return the pan to the stove, and cook over medium heat for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until the caramel sauce is thickened. Serve warm over ANYTHING.
Fireball does not contain any antifreeze at all, and the suggestion is ridiculous. Sadly, this is the media's way of crafting attention grabbing headlines, but it simply is not true.
Although it is reported that Fireball has not contained propylene glycol in any of its products since 2018, the association with severe lactic acidosis needs further research.
Its alcohol content is lower than whiskeys or vodka, so folks tend to overdrink it, or drink it fast, because its taste is very appealing- a powerful cinnamon flavor. HOWEVER- Its sugar content is through the roof! I have known and know true functioning alcoholics; addicted to the alcohol, and that is sad.
Fireball was recalled due to concerns it contained an ingredient used in antifreeze. This ingredient is propylene glycol, otherwise known as part of the mixture used to de-ice airplanes. In 2014, Fireball was recalled in European countries because propylene glycol levels were deemed too high.
This fact was so unsettling to Europeans that sales of Fireball were "temporarily halted" in Norway, Sweden, and Finland in 2014, which Fireball said was "due to a small recipe-related compliance issue." The chemical that came under fire was propylene glycol, which supposedly enhances flavor by absorbing water.
Fireball Whisky is being pulled from shelves in Europe because it contains too much propylene glycol – an additive that prevents evaporation and is a stabilizer in foods. But it's not going anywhere in the United States.
The maker of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky has been sued for fraud for selling a beverage that, at a glance, looks like the spicy Fireball spirit famed for its ubiquity at college parties, but which doesn't actually contain much of a key ingredient: whisky.
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky has been recalled in the UK after it was confirmed the product contains higher levels of propylene glycol – a chemical found in antifreeze – than is permitted in the EU...
The Sazerac Company purchased the brand rights and formula from Seagram in 1989. It was marketed as "Dr.McGillicuddy's Firewater Whisky". Later, in 2007, the product was rebranded as "Fireball Cinnamon Whisky".
It alleges the bottles instead contained malt liquor, a much less alcoholic ingredient. For what it's worth, Fireball is 66 proof, making it much weaker than most other whiskies, which are typically between 86-100 proof.
The difference between the two drinks is that Fireball Cinnamon is actually a malt-based beverage with 16.5% alcohol by volume (ABV), while Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is whisky-based and has an ABV of 33%. “The labels look almost identical,” he wrote. “That is intentional.”
Rim a glass with apple juice, followed by cinnamon and brown sugar. Add ice to the glass and mix ingredients together. Garnish with a cinnamon stick. I am personally partial to a Tom Collins glass with two shots of whiskey (fireball is acceptable) sweet tea and a cube of ice stir.
The most common antifreeze is an alcohol known as propylene glycol. It has largely replaced the much more toxic ethylene glycol. Methanol can also be used as an antifreeze, mainly in windshield wiper fluid.
Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting but poisonous type of alcohol found in many household products. The major use of ethylene glycol is as an antifreeze in, for example, automobiles, in air conditioning systems, in de-icing fluid for windshields, and else.
Nearly all carbonated beverages contain propylene glycol, which inhibits bacteria growth, ensuring optimal flavor on consumption. The additive also evenly distributes fatty acids for flavor consistency.
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