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    Home » Recipes » Sweets & Desserts

    Feb 7, 2021 · Modified: Aug 19, 2022 by Katie

    2-Ingredient Caramel Sauce

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    This healthier homemade peanut butter caramel sauce is a new take on dairy-free caramel. It consists of only 2 simple ingredients, comes together in 5 minutes and can also easily be turned into a salted caramel sauce.

    glass jar filled with 2 ingredient caramel sauce.

    This homemade caramel sauce is not only super easy to make but also highly customizable.

    For more caramel recipes try our Healthy Caramel Smoothie, Salted Caramel Chia Pudding or Iced Caramel Macchiato.

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    • Why you'll love this recipe
    • Ingredients & Substitution Notes
    • Step by step photo instructions
    • Top Tips
    • Variations
    • Optional Add-Ins
    • Serving Suggestions
    • Storage
    • FAQs
    • More caramel recipes
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    Why you'll love this recipe

    • It's a healthier caramel sauce without heavy cream or butter included.
    • It's also made without granulated sugar.
    • You'll only need 2 ingredients.
    • It's ready in 5 minutes.

    Ingredients & Substitution Notes

    maple syrup and natural peanut butter on a table.
    • Peanut Butter: The first ingredient you'll need is natural peanut butter. For this recipe to work, your nut butter should have a runny consistency and consist of 100% peanuts without any additives like oil.
    • Maple Syrup: Make sure to use pure, high-quality maple syrup.
    • Salt (optional): To create a salted caramel sauce, simply add a tiny pinch of salt as well.

    Step by step photo instructions

    Since there's only two ingredients involved, preparing this vegan caramel sauce is really easy.

    peanut butter and maple syrup whisked together in a small bowl to a thick caramel sauce consistency.

    STEP 1: Whisk together. Add maple syrup and peanut butter to a small bowl. Stir well with a whisk until both ingredients are well combined and you end up with a thick caramel-like texture.

    peanut butter and maple syrup whisked together in a small bowl to a thin caramel sauce consistency.

    STEP 2: Adjust texture to personal preference. Add more maple syrup for a thinner consistency or add a tiny pinch of salt for a salted caramel sauce.

    Top Tips

    • Natural Peanut Butter: For this recipe to work, it's important that you use natural peanut butter without any additives.
    • Warm Peanut Butter: Work with peanut butter that has been stored at room temperature to facilitate the mixing of the 2 ingredients.
    • Be patient- the sauce becomes thicker and thicker the more you stir.

    Variations

    The texture of this easy caramel sauce is super customizable.

    • Thick Caramel Sauce: You can create a thick textured sauce, perfect for recipes that ask for caramel layers for instance.
    • Thin Caramel Sauce: Or create a thinner consistency, perfect to drizzle over some pancakes or oatmeal.
    • Bigger Batch: Feel free to double the recipe if you need more caramel sauce.
    2 ingredient vegan caramel sauce

    Optional Add-Ins

    • Sea Salt: By adding a tiny pinch of salt you can also create a delicious salted caramel sauce.
    • Vanilla Extract: Or add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

    Serving Suggestions

    • Dessert: Enjoy this 2 ingredient caramel sauce in a scrumptious dessert recipe such as our Chocolate Caramel Tarts.
    • Breakfast: Try our Salted Caramel Chia Pudding.
    • Topping: Use it as a topping on our 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Brownies or Banana Milkshake.
    • Healthy Snack: Use it as a dipping sauce for some apple slices or other fruit of choice.

    Storage

    Store any leftover caramel sauce in an airtight container or a glass jar with a lid in the fridge for up to 5 days.

    FAQs

    Can I use any other nut butter instead of peanut butter?

    This recipe also works with natural almond butter but the taste will be different. I recommend using peanut butter for best results.

    Does this taste like peanut butter?

    The pb flavor is still present but the maple syrup does a pretty good job of "disguising" it. If you don't like the taste of peanut butter at all though, then this recipe is probably not for you.

    More caramel recipes

    • Skinny Iced Caramel Macchiato
    • Best Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
    • Healthy Caramel Smoothie
    • Vegan Salted Caramel Chia Pudding

    📖 Recipe

    2 ingredient vegan caramel sauce.

    Peanut Butter Caramel Sauce (2 Ingredients)

    This peanut butter caramel sauce requires only 2 simple ingredients. It's lower in fat than more traditional recipes and easily customizable.
    4.93 from 14 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American-Inspired, gluten-free, vegan
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 0.5 cup
    Author: Katie
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    Ingredients 
     

    Thick Caramel Sauce

    • ¼ cup smooth, natural peanut butter *see notes
    • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
    • tiny pinch of salt (optional) *see notes

    Thinner Caramel Sauce

    • ¼ cup smooth, natural peanut butter *see notes
    • ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
    • tiny pinch of salt (optional) *see notes

    Instructions

    • In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter & maple syrup until the sauce resembles the texture of caramel (see step-by-step pictures).
    • Be patient- the sauce becomes thicker and thicker the more you stir.
    • Gradually add more maple syrup for a thinner sauce.
    Pssst...You can find detailed step-by step-photos right above this recipe card

    Notes

    • Servings: The thick caramel sauce yields ⅓ cup (100g), the runnier caramel sauce yields ½ cup (140g).
    • Natural Peanut Butter: For this recipe to work, it's important that you use natural peanut butter without any additives.
    • Warm Peanut Butter: Work with peanut butter that has been stored at room temperature to facilitate the mixing of the 2 ingredients.
    • Be patient- the sauce becomes thicker and thicker the more you stir.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1350kcal | Carbohydrates: 173g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 33g | Sodium: 573mg | Potassium: 1211mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 142g | Calcium: 297mg | Iron: 2mg
    All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates.
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