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homemade salted caramel sauce in a jar

Homemade Vegan Date Caramel Sauce

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  • Author: Britt Berlin
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 10
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 24 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: stovetop

Description

This homemade date caramel sauce is so incredibly silky and sweet, yet is completely vegan and made with just 2 ingredients: dates and coconut milk!


Ingredients

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Date Caramel:

  • 16 organic pitted medjool dates
  • 1/2 cup organic coconut cream
  • 1 1/4 cup warm water, divided

Optional:

  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Place dates and 1/4 cup warm water into a medium saucepan and bring the water to a boil.
  2. Reduce to a simmer and cover to cook for 10 minutes.
  3. When the dates have cooked, remove them from heat to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Place the dates, coconut cream, vanilla extract, and sea salt into a food processor and blend until smooth.
  5. Add in the remaining water in 1/4 cup intervals until it’s a liquid caramel sauce.
  6. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 tbsp
  • Calories: 50
  • Sugar: 11
  • Sodium: 75
  • Fat: 1
  • Saturated Fat: 1
  • Carbohydrates: 13
  • Fiber: 1