Sweet Sage Cream Sauce (without the Sage!)

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 5
Yield: 5 servings

Description

This recipe for sweet sage cream sauce (without sage) includes rosemary, thyme, nutmeg, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Serve it over butternut squash ravioli.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Melt butter with oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, rosemary, and thyme; cook and stir until smooth, bubbling, and turns a light tan color, 10 to 15 minutes.
2 Stir in heavy cream, a little at a time, allowing each addition to incorporate fully before adding more. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper; cook and stir until smooth.