I made a butterscotch sauce for a butterbeer cupcake, but I have about a cup of the sauce left. How long can I leave it in the fridge since it has heavy cream? Can I freeze it? I imagine for most purposes, caramel and butterscotch sauces will have the same storage methods.
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This depends a great deal on the sugar/milk ratio of your sauce. Sugar has preservative properties, so the more sugar it has the longer it lasts. We could make better guesses if we saw your recipe.– AnthmJan 6, 2014 at 19:37
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Anthm, it was one 12oz bag of butterscotch chips and 1 cup heavy cream over low heat until the butterscotch chips are melted and mixture is smooth.– BrookeJan 14, 2014 at 15:53
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This similar (also has heavy cream) recipe from epicurious recommends: "Room temperature, up to 3 days; refrigerated, at least 3 months."
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Caramel-Sauce-105889
...And that conforms to my personal opinion, as well. I would not freeze it.
about a week. Do not freeze the milk proteins get ruptured when the water crystalizes. (water expands when frozen).
