This homemade vegan caramel sauce is perfectly sweet and super easy to make! It comes together in one saucepan, with just 3 ingredients, and in under 5 minutes. This vegan caramel is delicious drizzled over ice cream, apples, cake, or cookies! Try it over my no-churn vegan vanilla ice cream recipe, or even on top of my healthy apple crisp. YUM!
What You’ll Need
Coconut Cream – Coconut cream is the thick, white cream found at the top of a can of full-fat coconut milk. It’s important to note that coconut cream can only be obtained by a can of full-fat coconut milk, not low-fat or boxed coconut milk. Native Organics also sells a great canned coconut cream, which is what I used in this recipe. Also, remember to only use the coconut cream and not any of the liquid found at the bottom of the can. To do this, open your can of full-fat coconut milk or cream, then scrape and remove the cream from the top. Fill a one-cup measurer with this coconut cream, then save the liquid for use in smoothies later on!
Maple Syrup – This natural sweetener is the only sweetener in this vegan dessert recipe! Our vegan caramel is so much healthier than your standard caramel because it contains only natural ingredients, and has a lot less sugar. However, healthier doesn’t mean any less delicious. Maple syrup gives this sauce an irresistibly rich flavor.
Peanut Butter – Peanut butter is the finishing touch to this recipe, adding the perfect texture and flavor. Though if you’re not a fan of peanut butter, you can use almond butter, cashew butter, pecan butter, or sunflower seed butter in its place!
This Vegan Caramel Is….
- Healthy
- Plant-Based
- Gluten-Free
- Refined Sugar-Free
- Paleo
- & Delicious!
Adjust This Recipe to Your Dietary Needs
Make it Nut-Free: Replace the peanut butter in this recipe with 1/4 cup of sunflower seed butter!
Make it Paleo: Use almond butter instead of peanut butter for a delicious paleo caramel recipe.
3-Ingredient Vegan Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut cream, see Notes
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup almond butter or peanut butter
Instructions
- Add coconut cream and maple syrup to a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until bubbling, then reduce to low heat and continue stirring for 3 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in almond or peanut butter. Let cool, it’ll continue to thicken as it cools.
