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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 is 100% safe to drink. 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.
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.”
Unopened liquor has an indefinite shelf life. Opened liquor lasts about a year or two before it goes bad, meaning it starts losing its color and flavor. Don't use a liquor for well drinks if you won't use the whole bottle within two years. It does not generally become toxic, though.
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.
To our knowledge, this is the first case of propylene glycol toxicity from an intentional ingestion of liquor containing propylene glycol. Propylene glycol is an ingredient in the increasingly popular liquor Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.
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.
There's no whiskey in bottles of Fireball Cinnamon, so customers are suing for fraud. Smaller bottles of Fireball do not contain whiskey, but a blend of malt beverage, wine and additional flavors and colors. Customers are suing the company for fraud, alleging the packaging is misleading.
It's a 33% ABV (66-proof) liqueur made with a mix of Canadian whiskey, sweeteners and natural cinnamon flavoring. But is it whiskey? Well, no, not really. Technically speaking, once you add sugar to a spirit and lower its ABV it becomes a liqueur rather than a spirit.
In 2014, Finland and Sweden reported that Fireball contained amounts of propylene glycol that surpassed the EU limitations of 1g/kg. Although not part of the EU, Norway also decided to recall the product.
Ultimately, whether or not you refrigerate your homemade Fireball depends on your preferences and how quickly you plan to consume it. If you're going to consume it relatively quickly, storing it in a cool, dark place should suffice.
Drinkers the world over let out a collective gasp this week when Fireball Cinnamon Whisky was recalled in some European countries for containing what regulators deemed an unsafe level of propylene glycol—a chemical found in antifreeze.
That's right — Fireball and cream soda make a dessert-like drink that brings out the best of both beverages. It's such a good combination that Fireball itself recommends it. The company suggests making your co*cktail with one part Fireball and three parts cream soda and pouring the whole thing over ice.
1. co*ke. Pick any liquor or spirit, stir it into a cold co*ke, and it'll probably taste okay. However, when mixed with Fireball, the soda is doing more than just covering up the alcohol as the spicy flavor of Fireball nicely complements the sugary sweetness of cola.
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is a mixture of Canadian whisky, cinnamon flavoring and sweeteners that is produced by the Sazerac Company. Its foundation is Canadian whisky, and the taste otherwise resembles the candy with a similar name, Ferrara Candy Company's "Atomic Fireball" candy.
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.
Although water-based, antifreeze also contains liquid alcohols like ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and methanol. Propylene glycol is also an ingredient in some foods and cosmetics.
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