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4-Ingredients Vegan Date Caramel Sauce

Get ready to indulge in this sweet and delicious 4-ingredients Vegan Date Caramel Sauce. On top of it being a limited ingredient recipe, it's also made of whole-food plant-based ingredeints so you can skip out on all of the added sugardswithout compromising flavor!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Calories: 138 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 10 Medjool dates
  • ½ cup full-fat coconut milk from a can
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoons reserved water from the dates

Instructions

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  1. Fill a saucepan with water just enough to cover the dates. Gently boil dates for 10 minutes.
  2. Drain, reserving 4 tablespoons of the water. Let sit until cool to the touch. Peel and pit the dates. Chop the dates and toss them in a blender with the full-fat coconut milk, maple syrup, cinnamon, and reserved water. Blend until super smooth, about 2 or 3 minutes.
  3. Pour the sauce back into the saucepan and bring to a boil, then simmer for about 5 minutes, or until it thickens.

Notes

  • Optional Add-ins and Variations:
  • Sea Salt: A pinch of salt will enhance all the flavors in the vegan caramel sauce. Add more, and you have yourself delicious vegan salted caramel.
  • Vanilla extract: A few drops of natural vanilla extract tastes fantastic in this healthy vegan caramel recipe.
  • Caramel extract: To further enhance the caramel flavor, add a few drops of natural caramel extract.
  • Coconut oil: For super silky caramel, swap out the reserved water for melted coconut oil.
  • Nut/seed butter: For an even more decadent non-dairy caramel, you could add a tablespoon of your favorite nut butter or seed butter. We recommend using tahini, cashew butter, almond butter, or sunflower seed butter. Peanut butter is a little too strong in the vegan date caramel.

Nutrition Information

Calories 138kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 3mg (0%) Potassium 263mg (8%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 45IU (1%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 33mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8-10 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 138

% Daily Value*

Calories 138kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 263mg 6%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 45IU 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.