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Homemade Caramel Dip
With just five ingredients, and ready in 10 minutes, this homemade caramel dip is perfect for dunking apples or topping ice cream or pancakes. Happy fall!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 130 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Condiments
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon butter or coconut oil
- 1 Tablespoon water
- ½ cup sugar
- pinch salt about 1/8 teaspoon
- 3-4 Tablespoons 2% milk or other milk see note
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Add sugar, salt and water, then stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then cook without stirring until sugar turns dark gold (it will be lighter gold around outside of pan). Watch carefully so it doesn’t burn.
- Whisk in milk and continue to whisk until any sugar that hardens is re-dissolved. Remove pan from heat, then stir in vanilla.
- It will be very hot, so let it cool at least a little. Serve warm or cool.
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Notes
- Note: Go with 3 Tablespoons of milk for a slightly thicker caramel sauce or 4 for one that will run freely off a spoon (as in pictures)For a non-dairy/vegan version I tried this with coconut oil instead of butter and coconut milk (the runny part from the can) instead of dairy milk. It was just a little harder to mix in the “milk” (stir longer on the heat) and the sugar went from white to brown faster. But still nom!
Nutrition Information
Calories
130kcal
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 130
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 130kcal | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.