Salted Caramel Sauce (Dairy-Free)

Last Updated on February 4, 2022 by Annie

Homemade vegan salted caramel sauce, whips up in less than 30 minutes leaving you with a delicious dairy free treat perfect for dunking, dipping, and drizzling.

Any other Great British Baking Show fans out there? During an especially sugary episode of GBB, the idea to make salted caramel materialized. The bakers were making anything and everything with sugar. Some turned sugar into decorative works of art while others drenched their bakes in golden caramel sauces.

Watching baker after baker make and play with sugar and caramel, I knew I must create a dairy-free version of this gooey salty goodness.

Since converting recipes has become the norm at the Life After Dairy household, I used a few trusted tricks to make a creamy caramel perfect for drizzling on McKay’s Sugar Cookies!

How to make Salted Caramel Sauce

Begin by heating 1/2 cup of granulated sugar in a sauce pan over medium low heat. Using a whisk stir the sugar slowly and often. The sugar will begin to clump at first, but continue whisking, it will begin melting.

Once the sugar melts into a liquid, add the vegan butter to the pan, one tablespoon at a time. The mixture will bubble as you add the butter, whisk it quickly after each addition.

After about 2 minutes, slowly whisk in the coconut milk. Once the coconut milk is entirely incorporated, cook for about a minute before removing from heat.

Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla and salt. Allow the sauce to cool before using. It will thicken as it cools.

Dairy Free Changes

• In place of regular butter, use vegan unsalted butter.
• Replace heavy cream with a full fat coconut milk.

Pro Tips

–Be patient. It takes some time for the granulated sugar to begin to melt. Continue stirring it to prevent the sugar from sticking to the pan or burning.
-Whisk the vegan butter in carefully. The mixture will bubble aggressively but once incorporated the mixture settles.
-Store the mixture in an airtight container in the fridge. Allow the mixture to warm up when you remove it from the fridge before use.

Did you make this decadent salted caramel sauce? Share it on Instagram by tagging @mylifeafterdairy so I can share your life after dairy adventures.

Other Decadent Dairy Free Desserts

Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies– One bite of these delicious cookies will leave you grinning from ear to ear!
McKay’s Sugar Cookies– These delicious cookies make a perfect base to slather this salted caramel sauce on!
Pecan Pralines- These lightly salted pralines are an indulgent sweet treat!

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Salted Caramel Sauce

Thick, salted caramel cooks up for a sauce perfect for dipping, dunking, and drizzling!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Caramel, Coconut Milk, Dairy-Free

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ c. Sugar
• 3 Tbsp. Vegan Butter
• ¼ c. Coconut Milk Full Fat
• ½ tsp. Salt Kosher
• 1 tsp. Vanilla

Instructions

1. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar over medium low heat. It will begin by clumping, then slowly melt into a beautiful liquid gold. Be patient, and stir often to prevent to sugar from burning.

2. Once the sugar has melted, add in the vegan butter, 1 Tbsp. at a time. After all of the butter has been melted and whisked in, slowly pour in the coconut milk**, whisking as you add.

3. Remove from heat and whisk in salt and vanilla. Allow the caramel to cool a bit before serving. It will thicken up as it cools.

Recipe Notes

**Shake coconut milk well before opening to ensure milk is well mixed.

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.