The best things in life are simple - like this 2 ingredient sugar free caramel sauce. Vegan and delicious, it can be used in candy or as a topping for ice cream, cakes, pancakes or waffles.
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There is beauty in simplicity. Think of the clean lines in Scandinavian design. There's no fluff, no frills, no sofa cushions with an attitude larger than yours. The Scandis are the masters of creating an atmosphere that's grown-up and hygge (the infamous Danish trend word that describes anything cosy, charming or special) at the same time. Theirs is a simplicity that oozes friendliness and warmth.
There is calmness and infinite style in simplicity. Take the Japanese tea ceremony, a celebration of the sacred in everyday life. Every movement is deliberate, thoughtful, meaningful, perfection, like a graceful dance. If you have ever had the pleasure of experiencing a tea ceremony, you'll know it's as calming as meditation. Unless you're a child maybe, in which case it's probably more like... I'll let you finish that sentence.
And last but not least, simplicity is all about easy. I love easy. Who doesn't?
Easy means no struggle. No hassle. No annoyances. Easy is fun! It's gratification without having to fight for it. How wonderful is that?
Now, I do see there's an argument for how much more proud/happy/on top of the world you feel when you've worked hard for something and succeeded. That you truly DESERVED whatever it was that you strived for and you EARNED it. That's what my parents told me and that's what I tell my own children.
Here's the secret no parent will ever tell you.
When something is easy, it feels just as good. Because at the heart of easiness lies being CLEVER.
Why This Recipe Works
This sugar free caramel sauce recipe is beauty, perfection and EASY rolled into one. That's pure joy.
2 ingredients, friends! If a recipe contains only one ingredient, I'm not sure you can call it cooking. Unless it's an egg maybe.
Let's dive into the nitty-gritty details here. Classic caramel sauce is made with butter, cream and sugar. There are many good low carb versions of caramel sauce online which just replace the sugar with natural sweeteners such as erythritol, xylitol or stevia.
My interest got piqued when I heard from a vegan friend of mine that you can make caramel with coconut milk and agave or maple syrup.
The Key Ingredient
I have been playing around with a new product by Sukrin (at least new in the UK) - their fibre syrup. I normally do not go on about a specific product, but this syrup tastes good and has been approved by my daughter, who can sniff out "diet foods" like nobody else I know. It is made with a beneficial prebiotic plant fibre called isomalto-oligosaccharide.
Instructions
To make the caramel sauce, all you need to do is grab yourself a can of good quality coconut milk (not the milk you can buy in the 1-litre tetra packs - it's got to be a can so you get a higher fat content) and add 4 tablespoons of syrup per 1 US measuring cup of coconut milk. I used a 400ml can, to which I added 7 tablespoons of syrup.
Then you let it bubble away happily on the stove until it has reduced by half and turned into a wonderfully sticky, thick caramel sauce. That's it!
Uses
- You can make homemade candy (watch that space, coming right at ya next week)
- pour it over cakes
- spoon over pancakes such as almond cream cheese pancakes or almond flour banana pancakes
- enjoy with keto waffles
- add some pumpkin spice and boom, it's a Christmas sauce.
In terms of simplicity, this sauce is a total winner. No, hang on. You're the winner. Because you get low carb and sugar free (which equals clever), delicious and EASY in one spoon of happiness. Perfection.
Disclaimer
Update October 2019: if you are diabetic, use the Sukrin fibre syrup with caution. Since posting this recipe in 2017, Sukrin have updated their website with the following statement:
"Experience has shown that Fibre Syrup can be digested differently from person to person. For many people, the majority of Fibre Syrup acts like fibre in the body, while for some people it appears that a portion of the fibre can cause the blood sugar to rise. We therefore recommend people with diabetes to be careful when using Fibre Syrup, and expect an impact on blood sugar levels. The blood sugar rise should be lower than for regular syrup and sugar, but may be higher than what one would expect from a product with such a low sugar and high fibre content. Unfortunately, we donโt have sufficient documentation to give an exact GI value yet."
I enjoy the flavor of this caramel recipe and still make it (in 2023). I also have a keto caramel sauce on my website that uses allulose instead of a fibre syrup.
More Sugar Free Sauces
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- Keto Caramel Sauce10 Minutes
- Sugar Free Applesauce (Unsweetened)25 Minutes
- Blueberry Cream Cheese20 Minutes
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Recipe
2 Ingredient Sugar Free Caramel Sauce (Low Carb, Vegan)
from Sugar Free LondonerNote: The servings slider only changes the first amount in each line and not any subsequent amounts. Please make your own calculations where necessary.
Ingredients
- 400 g / ca 1 โ cup can of full fat coconut milk
- 90 ml / 7 tbsp Sukrin Fibre Syrup
Instructions
- Put coconut milk and fibre syrup into a small non stick pan and bring to the boil.
- Reduce the heat and let it reduce to half the amount, stirring frequently. This takes around 20-30 minutes.
- Pour your thickened syrup into an airtight container and let it cool down.
Carol
Hi, cpuld you use sugar free syrup in this recipe instead of the sukrin?
Katrin Nรผrnberger
I think that might work, although the result may be a little more liquid than the fiber syrup, which is very sticky. You can also make delicious sugar free caramel sauce with allulose.
ZAC WINGFIELD
Will this se/stiffen? could it be used in millionaire shortcake ?
thanks
Katrin Nรผrnberger
I have a recipe for keto millionaire's shortcake
Cheryl
What would Surkin be compared to in the USA? Please & thank you
Katrin Nรผrnberger
See if you can source another fiber syrup. Or, just make my keto caramel sauce with allulose.
Anne
I don't think that allulose is available in the UK.
Katrin Nรผrnberger
Google "buy allulose UK" and you'll get options.
Nicola
Fantastic idea. Decided to experiment first using what I already have, which was Rooster brand coconut cream and ED Smith lower sugar syrup. It took about 40 mins to really thicken, and doesnt develop the caramel colour as the syrup is also pale. I don't really care about the colour. Ended up with 3/4 cup from 1 cup coconut and 4 tbspns syrup. The 3/4 cup is 41 carbs, so around 3.5g per tablespoon. Used carefully, this will be a delicious addition to our "special" dessert repertoire. Unsure if we will purchase the fibre syrup as my husband is type 1.
Kathy
We don't have fiber syrup, could I replace it with coconut syrup?
Katrin Nรผrnberger
I have not tried it, but it would probably work. Of course, the nutrition would change.
Sheila Stephens
I live in Queensland Australia and enjoying your recipes. BUT some ingredients I'm unable to find over here, or I have no idea what they are!!!!! Is nut butter our peanut butter
Also we can not ship any form of sugar into Aus. So can I use honey instead of the sugar you advertise for those yummy sweets, I'd really like to try them.
Thank you from sunny North Queensland
Kay Matjac
Hello Sheila, I'm also a Queenslander. Your message that I've just read on Katrin's site is a couple of years old now and you might well have the answers already. But if not ..... I have bought allulose (not available at all in Australia) from either Amazon or iHerb, not sure now which, expensive but good, and had no problems getting it delivered. Also for the fibre syrup, I recommend you check out Bridget's Healthy Kitchen website. Bridget is a Sydney based chef and trained nutritionist with hundreds of recipes on her site that promote gut health. On her site she sells fibre syrup which she imports, again expensive but it's top quality, as are all the products she sells. Hope this might help you.