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    Peanut Butter Caramel (3 Ingredients)

    Updated: Dec 12, 2023 | Published: Dec 21, 2020 | by Amanda | Leave a Comment

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    Got 5 minutes? Then you've got time to whip up this luscious and smooth 3-ingredient peanut butter caramel.

    A man holding a jar of caramel.
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    • Things to Love About This Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Step-By-Step Guide
    • Recipe Tip
    • How to Serve your Peanut Butter Caramel
    • FAQs
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    Things to Love About This Recipe

    This dark golden peanut butter caramel sauce could be draped over your ice-cream in mere minutes. Pour it over sticky date cake or whole wheat vegan pancakes. Raid your pantry, grab a whisk and I'll meet you in the kitchen

    I tripped face first in to this sauce while making a tahini caramel for my flourless tahini caramel black bean brownies. I think you're going to love it!

    I kid you not, this sauce is genius.

    • Super quick, it literally takes 5-minutes.
    • Made from whole ingredients.
    • Cook-free! All you need is a whisk and a bowl and
    • It tastes like liquid peanut brittle!

    Ingredients

    The truly cool thing about this caramel sauce is that it has 3 ingredients. That's it.

    Peanut butter caramel ingredients in a grid with labels.

    Peanut butter: A nice runny peanut butter works best for this caramel sauce. You can also swap the peanut butter for almond or cashew butter.

    Maple syrup: Pure maple syrup works best here.

    Vanilla extract: Buy the best extract you can manage - extract, not essence.

    Step-By-Step Guide

    You'll find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

    All you will need to make this caramel in under 5-minutes is a bowl and a whisk. Simples, right?

    Step 1: Combine the ingredients in a large bowl.

    Step 2: Whisk until smooth and delicious.

    Two food images showing caramel sauce before and after whisking in a bowl.

    Just whisk away until the mixture comes together in a smooth and peanut buttery caramel. Taste, add salt if you need it, and you are done.

    Recipe Tip

    Find yourself a nice runny peanut butter (or almond butter if that's your preference). I am in Australia and for this recipe I used Bega Simply Nuts Smooth Peanut Butter.

    This isn't a sponsored post, it's just that this nut butter is the perfect consistency for this sauce.

    If you don't have a runny nut butter, gently warm some up in the microwave or over low heat in a saucepan.

    Caramel sauce dripping from a whisk in to a bowl.

    How to Serve your Peanut Butter Caramel

    • Pour it over ice-cream.
    • Drizzle it on fruit. Apples are the best!
    • Milkshakes!
    • Fill chocolate thumbprint cookies with peanut butter caramel. Drool!
    • Eat it straight from the jar. No judgment.

    Made from pantry ingredients and about as labour intensive as brushing your hair, this vegan peanut butter caramel sauce is a great one to have in the back pocket when you need something sweet and buttery and you need it now. Enjoy, x.

    FAQs

    What's the best peanut butter to use?

    A good runny smooth peanut butter works best. It can be salted or unsalted but a runny consistency makes the whisking easier. 

    Can I use something other than peanut butter?

    I'm sorry I don't understand the question. Peanut butter is oxygen. Oh, OK. Almond butter and tahini will work too...

    How do I thin my peanut butter to drizzle?

    If you can't get a nice runny peanut butter, the best way to get your butter to drizzle is to gently heat it. Either in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time or pop the jar in a pot of hot water until it has loosened up.

    How long will the caramel keep?

    You can store your vegan caramel sauce in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week. It will thicken and firm up as it chills but you can gently warm it again to serve or just whisk in a touch of water to loosen it up.

    What should I serve my caramel with?

    A spoon. Straight from the jar in to your mouth.

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    Make This Recipe

    Caramel sauce dripping from a whisk in to a bowl.

    Peanut Butter Caramel Sauce

    Got 5-minutes? Then you've got time to whip up this peanut butter caramel sauce. Raid the pantry and grab a whisk, this will be quick.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Course: Condiment | Dessert | Sauces
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Diet: Gluten Free | Vegan
    Prep Time: 4 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 4 minutes minutes
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 116kcal
    Author: Amanda Logan

    Ingredients 

    • 3 tablespoon peanut butter almond butter works too!
    • ⅓ cup maple syrup + 1 tbsp
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla
    • pinch fine salt if your peanut butter is unsalted

    Instructions

    • To make this recipe super quick, we are looking to use a runny peanut butter. If your peanut butter is thick, gently warm it in the microwave or a saucepan over low heat until runny. Add a teaspoon of dairy free milk if needed to thin the peanut butter out.
    • Next, add the runny peanut butter to the maple syrup and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk until combined and smooth.
    • Taste and add a touch of salt if needed. And you're done.
    • Store the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge. It will keep for up to a week.
    • If the sauce becomes too thick, heat it gently in a saucepan on the stove top and add a touch of water to thin it out.
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    Notes

    What's the best peanut butter to use? 
    A good runny smooth peanut butter works best. It can be salted or unsalted but a runny consistency makes the whisking easier. 
    Can I use something other than peanut butter?
    I'm sorry I don't understand the question. Peanut butter is oxygen. Oh, OK. Almond butter and tahini will work too...
    How long will the caramel keep?
    You can store your vegan caramel sauce in a sealed container in the fridge for up to a week. It will thicken and firm up in the cool but you can gently warm it again to serve or just whisk in a touch of water to loosen it up.
    What should I serve my caramel with?
    A spoon. Straight from the jar in to your mouth. Or, perhaps with my vegan sticky date cake, a big pile of whole wheat vegan pancakes or just over some berries and fruit.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
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