Do you celebrate “I Got Out of My Pajamas” day? How about “I Mopped The Bathroom Floor With My Kids Bath Towels” day?
I sure do, and my little ones love celebrating unconventional holidays as well. Today is “My Kids Finished Math A Month Early” day, which of course means sliced apples dipped in this easy salted caramel sauce recipe.
I’m going to make a double batch so that I have extra to stir into my coffee this week, plus some to drizzle on the secret fudgy brownies in my freezer.
Worried that you won’t know what to do with a full batch of caramel sauce? Well, it’s delicious stirred into yogurt with a little fruit, poured over slow-cooker “baked” apples, or frozen in cute silicone ice cube trays (like these or these) to make individual candies. Or just eaten straight of the spoon . . . ask me how I know.
For a more decadent experience, you can drizzle it over coffee ice cream, the fudgy brownies I mentioned above, grain-free cheesecake, or as a (messy but delicious!) glaze for these grain-free chocolate coconut donuts.
Quick Salted Caramel Sauce
Equipment
- small pot
- whisk or fork
- stirring spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup cream
- ½ cup raw honey (you can sub sucanat, or coconut sugar – when made with sucanat or coconut sugar, the recipe will be a deeper caramel color than with honey)
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract (how to make vanilla extract)
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Place cream, honey (or sucanat/coconut sugar) and butter in a small pot. Bring to a boil over medium/high heat, whisking occasionally.
- Reduce heat to medium and allow to boil gently for 7-12 minutes. Coconut sugar is more prone to burning so I keep the cooking time around seven minutes and check it often. Honey, on the other hand, takes the longest to develop a caramel flavor – about 12 minutes, sometimes longer.
- Stir in the salt and then place in the fridge to cool. Warm to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make this with coconut milk and oil instead of cream?
I tried it and it was okay, but the flavor wasn’t quite right to me, so I tested and developed a super yummy dairy-free caramel sauce that you can find here.
Can I drizzle this over popcorn?
A lot of people have and report that it’s delicious.
Does it need to be refrigerated?
Yes, it does.
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