Dark Orange Sauce

If you need a quick dessert sauce for anything from angel food cake to fruit salad, to dark chocolate brownies, to fruit cake, to ice cream - this is it. The subtle orange flavor pairs well with chocolate, fruit, and spice. This is a really quick and easy sauce to make up when you don't have any berries or other fruit or do not want to bother boiling fruit for a long time, but don't want a sweet chocolate or caramel sauce either. The sauce is already fairly dark, but if you'd like an even darker color and a more caramel flavor, use brown or dark brown sugar. This makes approximately one cup of sauce, so scale the recipe accordingly. 

Dark Orange Sauce
1/4 cup butter or hard margarine
1/2 cup sugar (granulated or brown, depending on desired flavor profile)
3/4 cup milk
2 Tablespoons orange juice

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the sugar until dissolved. Stir in milk and bring mixture to a boil. Boil carefully for eight minutes, stirring every so often and ensuring the mixture does not burn. Remove from heat and stir in orange juice.