{"id":6631,"date":"2014-04-28T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/?p=6631"},"modified":"2021-04-27T15:31:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T21:31:01","slug":"five-minute-vegan-caramel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/five-minute-vegan-caramel\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Minute Vegan Caramel"},"content":{"rendered":"

This five minute vegan caramel is made with five simple ingredients and truly comes together in no more than five minutes. Pure maple syrup, creamy almond butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt are poured into a sauce pan and whisked together as they warm. The ingredients combine effortlessly and take on all of those beloved\u00a0caramel qualities: drizzle-worthy, sticky, sweet, and buttery.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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I have to be honest; I had no intentions whatsoever of creating a caramel recipe\u00a0over the\u00a0weekend.<\/p>\n

And yet, while working on a granola recipe<\/a> this past Saturday, I noticed that the mixture of ingredients I planned\u00a0to coat the granola in\u00a0was wafting this\u00a0amazingly sweet, rich, and buttery smell\u00a0as it warmed on the stove. As soon as I caught its scent, I abandoned the oats and buckwheat I had been measuring out\u00a0and rushed over to\u00a0check on it. I tasted it, did a happy dance in our kitchen, and then ran down the hall\u00a0to wake Dan up in hopes that he might\u00a0confirm the same thoughts I had about this delightful mixture: it tasted\u00a0exactly<\/span>\u00a0like caramel! He confirmed my caramel hopes\u00a0and then requested another few tastes. Nothing like some sweet spoonfuls of caramel to start your Saturday off right.<\/p>\n

I still ended up using the mixture to coat the granola in, and it worked perfectly\u00a0for its originally-intended purpose. However, quickly after finishing the granola recipe, I remade the mixture so that I could double-check the measurements and confirm that the first time wasn't some sort of caramel-coated anomaly. It wasn't. It really is amazing!<\/p>\n

This caramel is made with five simple ingredients and comes together in no more than five minutes. Pure maple syrup, creamy raw almond butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt are poured into a sauce pan and whisked together as they warm. The ingredients combine effortlessly to become everything it is that we love about caramel: drizzle-worthy, sticky, sweet, and buttery. As it cools to room temperature, it thickens up even more (the photos were taken after letting the mixture sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes), and after refrigerating it you'll have a super-thick, scoopable caramel that can be enjoyed as is or warmed back to a drizzly state.<\/p>\n

I have all sorts of ideas for ways to incorporate this caramel into a variety of dessert recipes, but it was\u00a0just too good not to share with you now! And, really, caramel doesn't need much dressing up or fancy layering to be enjoyed. We drizzled it over apples and scooped it directly from the jar, and it was the perfect sweet snack. I hope you find this simple caramel to be as spot-on as we did. This recipe\u00a0has already earned a place close to my heart!<\/p>\n

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Five Minute Vegan Caramel<\/h2>\n
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This five minute vegan caramel is made with five simple ingredients and truly comes together in no more than five minutes. Pure maple syrup, creamy almond butter, coconut oil, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt are poured into a sauce pan and whisked together as they warm. The ingredients combine effortlessly and take on all of those beloved caramel qualities: drizzle-worthy, sticky, sweet, and buttery.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Course <\/span>Dessert, Sauce<\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cuisine <\/span>Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, plant-based, Refined-Sugar-Free, Vegan<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>1 minute<\/span><\/span> minute<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>4 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>5 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>1<\/span> \u00bc cup<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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