Vegan date caramel sauce is a healthy whole food plant-based caramel. Sweetened entirely with fruit! This 5 ingredient caramel is ready in 10 minutes.
Can we talk about dates?!
Dates are this incredible fruit that we're all sleeping on!
They are so sweet and luscious. And they have a rich, caramel-like flavor. Hence: date caramel.
Dates are also packed with nutrients, making them a superior sweetener to regular sugar in many ways. Dates have potassium (more than a banana!) as well as magnesium. Add a bit of salt and they make the perfect natural electrolyte snack.
And dates have fiber. Fiber is SO important, especially when consuming foods with sugars.
Table sugar doesn't have fiber and will immediately spike your blood sugar, leading to a crash later. But dates, which have sugar AND fiber, will give you that delicious sugary taste with a more controlled elevation of blood sugar and less of a crash. Nature is incredible!
Caramel sauce, but made from dates.
Because dates naturally have a sweet caramel flavor, they make the perfect plant-based, fruit sweetened version of caramel sauce.
Step 1. Add the dates, nut butter, vanilla, and salt to a food processor. Blend - the mixture will form a ball.
Step 2. Add the non-dairy milk, 1/4 cup at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. For dipping, you'll likely need 1/2 cup of milk and for drizzling you'll need closer to a full 1 cup.
Step 3. Serve as a dip for apples, or use as a drizzle for vegan ice cream. Enjoy!
Use sunflower seed butter or tahini instead of nut butter.
Since this caramel is made with whole foods, it is not shelf stable. Store in the fridge! It will last up to two weeks.
Thank you God for this delicious sweet treat. Thank you for all the wonderful foods we can enjoy. Amen.
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Vegan date caramel sauce is a healthy whole food plant-based caramel. Sweetened entirely with fruit! This 5 ingredient caramel is ready in 10 minutes.
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