5 Ingredients or Fewer

Honey Balsamic Sauce

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August  4, 2013
4.3
3 Ratings
Honey Balsamic Sauce
Photo by James Ransom
  • Prep time 2 minutes
  • Cook time 15 minutes
  • Makes However much you want
Author Notes

Save your pricey fine balsamic vinegar for another day. Here is a grand and recession-proof sauce for strawberries and ice cream that wants only ordinary grocery store balsamic and a little honey. Adapted from Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts by Alice Medrich (Artisan, 2012) —Alice Medrich

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 2 parts inexpensive balsamic vinegar
  • 1 part honey
Directions
  1. Simmer two parts inexpensive balsamic vinegar with one part honey until the mixture is thickened and reduced by about half. Let cool. Taste a little sauce with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream and adjust the balance of sweet with tart to your liking (I like to keep it a little tart) by adding a bit of extra honey if necessary.
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Alice Medrich
My career was sparked by a single bite of a chocolate truffle, made by my Paris landlady in 1972. I returned home to open this country’s first chocolate bakery and dessert shop, Cocolat, and I am often “blamed” for introducing chocolate truffles to America. Today I am the James Beard Foundation and IACP award-winning author of ten cookbooks, teach a chocolate dessert class on Craftsy.com, and work with some of the world’s best chocolate companies. In 2018, I won the IACP Award for Best Food-Focused Column (this one!).

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1 Review

Miranda T.
Miranda T. December 20, 2015
I made this with maple syrup instead because I didn't have any honey. YUM. Should I refrigerate it?