5-Ingredient Caramel-Flavored Topping

An incredible caramel-flavored sauce for paleo ice creams and fruit dips that’s so easy to make!

Only 5 ingredients, and no refined sugars – sweetened with raw maple syrup and natural coconut sugars.

Thick and sticky, this paleo caramel sauce recipe is ideal for frozen desserts or as a sweet dip for fresh fruit slices.

Caramel Flavored Topping Recipe

by Trina

A paleo-friendly topping recipe with a rich, caramel taste

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup of coconut milk full fat
• 1/2 cup of coconut sugar
• 1 Tbsp of raw maple syrup
• A pinch of sea salt
• 1 tsp of vanilla
• Optional: 2 Tbsp of grass-fed butter

Instructions

 

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, add coconut milk, sugar, butter, maple syrup, and sea salt (all ingredients EXCEPT the vanilla)
• Bring mixture to a boil while stirring continuously
• Continue cooking for about 10-12 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture thickens
• Add the teaspoon of vanilla into the saucepan within the last couple of minutes of cooking
• Remove from cooktop
• Topping will continue to thicken while cooling
• Makes about 1 cup of caramel topping
• Store in small Mason jar or plastic container
• Keep refrigerated – should remain useable for about 2 weeks
• HINT: Try this one with my pumpkin pie frozen dessert:

  Pumpkin Pie "Ice Cream" with Caramel Flavored Topping (https://www.paleonewbie.com/pumpkin-pie-ice-cream-with-caramel-flavored-topping)

Keyword caramel, topping, sauce, paleo-friendly