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 don’t 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
- Sugar Free Strawberry Sauce15 Minutes
- 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 â…” 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.
Marie
Hi,
Do you think you could put this in the middle of your milk chocolate recipe?
Both look lovely but haven’t tried making either yet.
Katrin Nürnberger
Yes, that would be delicious!
Vivian
Hello, im wondering if other types of milk will work. For example, plant based milk or almond milk?
Katrin Nürnberger
No, because the coconut milk I'm using contains a lot of fat. You can use dairy cream instead of the coconut milk.
Martha
Hi Katrin,
Thank you for your recipes. Can you use stevia instead of the syrup? And will reduce fat coconut milk do the job instead of full fat coconut milk?
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Martha, it's important that you use a full fat coconut milk - the reduced fat milk simply consists more water which makes it more liquid. However, you can use another sweetener, even granulated ones. I have another Keto Caramel Sauce recipe you may want to check out.
Carmen
If you use allulose or a powdered substitute, how much would you use?
Katrin Nürnberger
I have a recipe for keto caramel that uses allulose!
Sheila
Can you use monkfruit sweetener?
Katrin Nürnberger
Yes, although you will have a bit of re-crystallisation as the sauce cools.
Stephen Bella
Quick question. Could you use e.d. Smith syrup as an alternative? Would it achieve the same flavour as the original recipe?
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Stephen, I don't know the Smith syrup. But any fibre syrup will work in this recipe.
Pam Valentine
Hi Katrin.
I love your recipes so much. I am in South Africa and I can't find the fibre syrup anywhere, also can't find allulose. Please le me know if you have an alternative recipe for caramel using Erythritol Xylotol or even Stevia liquid sweetener.
Thanks.
Pam
Katrin Nürnberger
Of course1 You can make this keto caramel with powdered erythritol or xylitol. I've made it with powdered erythritol many times.
Elizabeth
Hi Katrin would rice syrup be suitable to use as the sweetener for that caramel recipe?
Katrin Nürnberger
Yes, rice syrup is quite sticky so it would work. It does have a lot of carbs though.
Joy morlang
Can you use lakanto maple syrup for the Suriname syrup?
Katrin Nürnberger
I haven't tried it yet. It is more watery than the fibre syrup, so maybe you'd need to cook the caramel for longer to get the same consistency. I have tried it with allulose and powdered erythritol though and that also works well.
Cat
For the fibre syrup..which one? Gold? Caramel? You don't specify. Thanks.
Katrin Nürnberger
I used Sukrin Fiber syrup gold.
SandyK
Question on the diabetic front. My T1D son's dietician dissuades use of any of the *itols bc they have been proven to cause gastric distress in a decent portion of the population, us included. I know it is fairly new to the market, a bit pricey, and less known. But have you ever tried allulose? It has blown my mind in every attempt so far.
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Sandy, I have actually posted a keto caramel using allulose recently, because I know that many people prefer not to use fibre syrups. It is delicious and I can recommend that you try it. Allulose is tricky to find in the UK (and Europe) at the moment, it was available online for a little while but then they stopped carrying it. I still have a bag though 🙂 But I know it's readily available in the US.
Tami
I know your comment was from back in June 2020, but Allulose can also cause gastric distress in some people. I am one of those unfortunately. I bought 2 bags from 2 different companies to try out thinking that this new sweetener sounded perfect. Now I am stuck with 2 partially used bags and a lot of wasted money. I guess every sweetener can affect different people differently. I have been experimenting with bocha sweet. But that is incredibly expensive. It is supposed to have the same qualities of the Allulose.