Salted Caramel Cookies & Cream Waffle Sundaes
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 chocolate cake mix + ingredients called for
  • 1 container (48 ounces) cookies and cream ice cream
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream (not whipped)
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼-1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Optional: maraschino cherries
Instructions
  1. Combine the chocolate cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil in a large bowl. Beat to combine following package instructions. Preheat your waffle maker to manufacturer's instructions. I preheated mine to high.
  2. Pour a heaping (depending on your waffle maker size you may need to adjust this number) ½ cup of the cake mix into the waffle maker. Close and allow to cake mix to cook for about 5 minutes or until your waffle maker indicates it is finished. When it's finished cooking, remove it and place onto a plate.
  3. Top with scoops of cookies and cream ice cream.
  4. For the salted caramel: In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Once the butter is completely melted, stir in the brown sugar. Whisk the mixture briskly and constantly for 2 minutes on medium-low heat.
  5. The mixture will barely start to bubble. Briskly stir in the heavy whipping cream. Add in the vanilla extract. Raise the heat to medium temperature and briskly stir for another two minutes. Remove the mixture from the heat. It will be relatively thick, but not as thick as a caramel sauce. Pour the mixture into a heat-safe jar and place into the fridge. After about thirty to forty-five minutes, the mixture will be a thick and delicious caramel sauce. Now it's time to stir in a little bit of salt to your desired preference. Start with ¼ teaspoon and increase the amount of salt to desired preference.
  6. Pour the salted caramel over the ice cream and top with a cherry if desired.
Recipe by at https://www.ideahacks.com/caramel-cookies-cream-waffle-sundaes/