Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

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Here's a super simple caramel sauce recipe that uses only 4 ingredients, without any cream, milk, or butter. This dairy free caramel sauce involves just bringing sugar to a boil, and flavoring it with vanilla and salt. You can even make it sugar free using granulated monk fruit or allulose.

- 1 cup (200 g) Brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 g) Water
- 1 tsp (5 g) Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) Salt

1. Add sugar and water to a small sauce pot. Mix until fully dissolved

2. Add the pot to the stove over medium high heat, and bring to a bubble with occasional stirring

3. When bubbling, stop stirring, and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the syrup reaches 240F

4. Remove the pot from the heat, and stir in vanilla and salt. Transfer to a mason jar. Let cool uncovered at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, or until fully cooled

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Servings: 11
1 tbsp (20 g)
Calories: 70
Protein: 0 g
Fat: 0 g
Net Carbs: 18 g
Fiber: 0 g

Description

Here's a super simple caramel sauce recipe that uses only 4 ingredients, without any cream, milk, or butter. This dairy free caramel sauce involves just bringing sugar to a boil, and flavoring it with vanilla and salt. You can even make it sugar free using granulated monk fruit or allulose.

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Time

Prep Time:

5 minutes

Cook Time:

10 minutes

Total Time:

15 minutes

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Cost

Total Cost:

Cost per Serving:

$0.05

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Ingredients

Serving(s)

1 cup Brown sugar
1/4 cup Water
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Salt

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Instructions

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1. Add sugar and water to a small sauce pot. Mix until fully dissolved
2. Add the pot to the stove over medium high heat, and bring to a bubble with occasional stirring
3. When bubbling, stop stirring, and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the syrup reaches 240F

4. Remove the pot from the heat, and stir in vanilla and salt. Transfer to a mason jar. Let cool uncovered at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, or until fully cooled

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Notes

1. Either brown or white sugar will work, or try any low calorie sweetener.
2. If the syrup hardens, just microwave the jar in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until you can easily drizzle it out

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Nutrition Facts

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Servings: 11

Serving Size: 1 tbsp (20 g)

Calories: 70

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Total Fat: 0.0g (0% 0 % of Daily Value (78 g) )

Sodium: 107mg (5% 5 % of Daily Value (2300 mg) )

Total Carbohydrate: 17.9g (7% 7 % of Daily Value (275 g) )

Fiber: 0.0g (0% 0 % of Daily Value (28 g) )

Net Carbs: 17.9g

Total Sugar: 17.7g

Added Sugar: 17.7g (35%35% of Daily Value for added sugar (50 g))

Protein: 0.0g (0% 0 % of Daily Value (50 g) )

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Vitamin B12: 0.0mcg (0% 0 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg) )

Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0% 0 % of Daily Value (20 mcg) )

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Calcium: 16mg (1% 1 % of Daily Value (1300 mg) )

Iron: 0.13mg (1% 1 % of Daily Value (18 mg) )

Magnesium: 2mg (0% 0 % of Daily Value (420 mg) )

Potassium: 25mg (1% 1 % of Daily Value (4700 mg) )

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Glycemic Index

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63.7

Glycemic Load

:

11.6

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Nutrition Score

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1.1

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