Praline Sauce

3 tbsp butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla
Ice cream

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add sugar. Cook 5-8 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in half-and-half. Cook 1 min. and remove from heat. Stir in pecans and vanilla. Serve over ice cream.