Freezable rum sauce

[Gemini]

I was looking for a rum sauce which I could freeze, as I like to get ahead as much as possible with Christmas dinner. Then I can enjoy Christmas morning before I go for my mum rather than spending it all in the kitchen! This sounds just what I need. Delia's buttery rum sauce INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 0z(60g) butter 2 1/2 oz (60g) plain flour 15fl oz (425ml) whole milk 2 oz (50g) golden caster sugar 3 tablespoons dark rum 5 fl oz (150ml) double cream

This recipe is from Delia's Christmas Easy Magazine, 2003
Method

Place the butter in a medium saucepan with the flour. Pour in the milk, then, using a balloon whisk, whisk everything vigorously together over a medium heat.

As soon as it comes to simmering point and has thickened, turn the heat right down to its lowest setting, stir in the sugar and let the sauce cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

Stir now and then to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
After that, add the rum and cream and transfer to a freezer container.

Cover the surface of the sauce with clingfilm to stop a skin forming.

Leave until cold, then cover with a lid and freeze. (Alternatively, you can freeze the sauce in a freezer bag.)

[Daisy]

Gem - it sounds delicious, although the cream is a no-no for me! Booo-hoooo

[Qwerty]

I am lazy you can get long dates on rum sauce in supermarkets but yours does sound nice I have the DeLia xmas cookbook had it many years it's my bible !

[Plantaholic]

I have the Delia Christmas book too. I do prefer Brandy sauce with my Christmas pudding and as Qwerty said, they have very long dates in the shop ones.

[Daisy]

I usually buy brandy butter as only DIL1 and I like it, so it's not worth making vat-loads of it.

[Gemini]

Qwerty, if I could buy nice, as in fresh, not Birds, rum sauce, I would!!
A couple of years ago one of the supermarkets did one, and it was lovely. Every other year however it has been brandy sauce only. Me, my OH and my mum all vastly prefer rum sauce, so I have to make it!!

[Gemini]

Well, I never made this sauce! I did make rum sauce for Christmas Day, put just a basic one with milk, at the time it was needed.
I took Tesco brandy sauce to DDs for Boxing Day.