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Vegan Salted Caramel Sauce on a spoon pouring into a glass jar.
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Vegan Salted Caramel Sauce

This Vegan Salted Caramel Sauce recipe is delicious, dairy-free, and surprisingly simple to make. This recipe requires no thermometer and only 5 ingredients to make.
Prep Time3 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Cooling Time20 minutes
Total Time38 minutes
Course: Condiment, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 148kcal
Author: Megan Calipari
Cost: $3

Equipment

  • 1 1-2 quart Sauce Pan
  • 1 Heat-Safe Spoon
  • 1 Pastry Brush

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 3 tablespoon Water
  • 7 tablespoon Full-Fat Canned Coconut Milk, room temperature see note
  • 2 tablespoon Vegan Butter
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Stir to combine and place the saucepan over medium heat. Dip a pastry brush in water and clean any sugar granules off the sides of the pan.
    1 Cup Granulated Sugar, 3 tablespoon Water
  • Cook the sugar mixture over medium heat until the mixture is the color of maple syrup. Do not stir the sugar. Just occasionally gently swirl the pan to ensure an even caramelization.
  • Once the sugar is caramelized remove it from heat. Then, add the coconut milk in 3 additions, stirring after each addition. Use a new, clean spoon to stir the coconut milk into the sugar mixture. And be careful here, the mixture will steam and spit.
    7 tablespoon Full-Fat Canned Coconut Milk, room temperature
  • Then, place the mixture back over medium heat and bring the mixture to a full boil, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool for 20 minutes.
  • Then add the vegan butter, salt and vanilla and mix until the mixture is homogenous.
    2 tablespoon Vegan Butter, ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt, ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • The mixture will thicken as it cools.

Notes

Be sure to use full-fat canned coconut milk! And it needs to be room temperature so the caramel doesn't seize.
Be careful when adding the coconut milk to the sugar. It will steam and the steam will be hot!
The caramel will thicken as it cools!

Nutrition

Serving: 3tablespoon | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 134IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.2mg