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two jars and a spoon of dairy free caramel sauce.
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4.50 from 16 votes

Dairy Free Caramel Sauce

This dairy free caramel sauce is the perfect way to enhance any dairy free dessert. Only 6 ingredients stand in between you and this delicious vegan caramel sauce! 
Cook Time20 minutes
Sitting Time5 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Condiment, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 90kcal
Author: Andrew Bernard

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Prep : Clip a candy thermometer to a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Make sure the tip doesn’t touch the very bottom of the pan. Have all your ingredients measured and set out before starting as the sugar will move quickly once it melts.
  • Caramelization: Add 1 cup + 2 tablespoon sugar to the pan in an even layer. Heat over medium, stirring constantly with a heatproof spatula, whisk, or wooden spoon. The sugar will clump, then melt into a golden liquid. Keep stirring to prevent burning.
    melted sugar to make caramel cooking in a saucepan.
  • Bring to Temperature: Once sugar fully melts, stop stirring and let the sugar cook until the thermometer reads 338–340 °F (170 °C). The color should be a deep amber. (Don’t go past 350 °F or it will burn.)
    thickened caramel sauce in a saucepan.
  • Remove from heat: Remove the pan from heat. Immediately whisk in 5 tablespoon butter. Careful, it will bubble vigorously. Stir until fully melted and smooth. Slowly, add ⅓ cup coconut milk while whisking constantly. Then add in 1 tablespoon vanilla, and ¼ teaspoon salt (more to taste for salted caramel) and stir until glossy and smooth.
    caramel sauce boiling in a saucepan.
  • Allow to Thicken: Let the caramel cool in the saucepan for 15–20 minutes. It will go from runny to a thick, drizzly texture.
    finished caramel sauce in a saucepan on a table.
  • Once cooled: Use immediately after cooling or pour into a heat proof jar with a lid and store in the refrigerator for at least 2 weeks or freezer up to 3 months. Microwave or warm water bath for a few seconds at a time until pourable when ready to use again.

Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
*Once cooled, it will harden. To get back to a pourable consistency, warm in the microwave at 15 second consistency or place in a water bath on the stove until pourable again.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 16mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 167IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg

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