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    Vegan Caramel Sauce

    Oct 16, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    Making vegan caramel sauce from scratch turns out to be super easy with this recipe! The best part, you only need 3 ingredients for this golden brown and creamy sweet treat!

    vegan caramel sauce in a tulip jar

    If you love a decent caramel sauce, you definitely need to make one at home. It’s, in fact, super easy, and you only need 3 ingredients: Sugar, butter, and cream!

    Add one teaspoon of sea salt, and you have a vegan salted caramel sauce.

    Homemade Caramel Sauce

    No store-bought version has a stand against this homemade dairy-free caramel sauce! Its beautiful taste, sweetness, and creaminess are just irresistible and turn every dessert into something better!

    a jar filled with homemade caramel sauce and a golden spoon

    You can drizzle it over cupcakes, vanilla ice cream, or caramel flans. Breakfast fans can even fill their vegan crepes with it.

    Coffee Junkie? Drizzle it over this iced vanilla latte or a warm latte macchiato to make the best caramel macchiato in no time (much cheaper and better than the one from Starbucks). 😉

    The great thing about homemade caramel sauce is that it has a super long shelf life. Store it in the refrigerator, and it keeps fresh for several weeks.

    pouring dairy-free caramel sauce into a tulip jar

    By the way, caramel sauce is an excellent gift from the kitchen. Pour it still hot in a beautiful glass bottle, decorate it with a handwritten label, and here you go!

    How To Make This Vegan Caramel Sauce Recipe

    Read through this visual step-by-step guide with lots of extra tips!

    The exact quantities and everything else you need to know for the recipe can be found in the recipe card below.

    • Melt the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fully melted and golden brown.
    vegan caramel sauce recipe step 1
    • Remove from the heat and stir in butter. → It will splash, be careful.
    recipe step 2
    • Make sure the butter is fully melted!
    recipe step 3
    • Put it back over low to medium heat and pour in dairy-free cream. → It will splash again, be careful.
    recipe step 4
    • Cook while constantly stirring for a few minutes. Stir in sea salt. Pour it into a glass jar and allow to slightly cool down before using. → Caramel thickens as it cools.
    recipe step 5

    For a thicker caramel sauce, let it chill for a few hours in the refrigerator.

    Recipe FAQ & Tips

    How long does it stay fresh? Up to one month if stored in the refrigerator.

    Caramel sauce solidifies in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove to desired consistency.

    Love salted caramel sauce? Stir in one teaspoon of sea salt.

    A note on dairy-free cream: Dairy-free cream is sometimes not as heat-resistant as regular heavy cream. Therefore, it can happen that the caramel sauce doesn’t get as thick as when made with dairy products. But even if you think that the sauce is too liquid, let it chill for at least a few hours in the refrigerator. It will thicken immensely into a thick (yet not hard) caramel sauce! → I recommend using a dairy-free cream which is suitable for cooking.

    Non-vegan version? If you don’t have dairy-free butter and cream at hand, swap the ingredients 1:1 with its dairy counterpart (regular butter & heavy cream).

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    vegan caramel sauce in a tulip jar

    Vegan Caramel Sauce

    Aline Cueni
    Making vegan caramel sauce from scratch turns out to be super easy with this recipe! The best part, you only need 3 ingredients for this golden brown and creamy sweet treat!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16
    Calories 89 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup (200 g) white sugar
    • 6 tbsp (90 g) vegan butter Vegetarian: butter
    • ½ cup (120 ml) dairy-free cream Vegetarian: heavy-cream
    • 1 tsp sea salt optional

    Instructions
     

    • Melt the sugar in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fully melted and golden brown.
    • Remove from the heat and stir in butter. → It will splash, be careful.
    • Put it back over low to medium heat and pour in dairy-free cream. → It will splash again, be careful.
    • Cook while constantly stirring for a few minutes. (Optional: stir in sea salt for salted caramel sauce). Pour it into a glass jar and allow to slightly cool down before using. → Caramel thickens as it cools.
    • For a thicker caramel sauce, let it chill for a few hours in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    Keeps fresh for one month stored in the refrigerator.
    Tastes delicious over vanilla ice cream, latte macchiato, or apples. Use it to make caramel flans, caramel chocolate cups, or cakes/cupcakes.
    Caramel sauce solidifies in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove to desired consistency.
    Love salted caramel sauce? Stir in one teaspoon of sea salt.
    A note on dairy-free cream: Dairy-free cream is sometimes not as heat-resistant as regular heavy cream. Therefore, it can happen that the caramel sauce doesn’t get as thick as when made with dairy products. But even if you think that the sauce is too liquid, let it chill for at least a few hours in the refrigerator. It will thicken immensely into a thick (yet not hard) caramel sauce! → I recommend using a dairy-free cream which is suitable for cooking.
    Non-vegan version? If you don’t have dairy-free butter and cream at hand, swap the ingredients 1:1 with its dairy counterpart (regular butter & heavy cream).

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    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Caramel Sauce
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 89 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Sodium 185mg8%
    Potassium 14mg0%
    Carbohydrates 13g4%
    Sugar 13g14%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 200IU4%
    Calcium 1mg0%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. Jan says

      October 29, 2021 at 5:13 pm

      Can I just clarify – in the recipe it says:

      “1 tsp sea salt optional”

      But in the post it says:

      “Love salted caramel sauce? Stir in one tablespoon of sea salt.”

      Is it a teaspoon or a tablespoon of salt? I’m guessing a teaspoon, as a tablespoon would make it super-salty, but perhaps you could clarify.

      Thanks so much,
      Jan

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      • Aline Cueni says

        October 29, 2021 at 5:37 pm

        Hi Jan, so glad you caught my typo! 🙊 It’s one teaspoon, I corrected it accordingly! 😁
        All the best,
        Aline

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