4-Ingredient Date Caramel Sauce

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A quick and easy recipe for 4-ingredient date caramel sauce made from Medjool dates. Perfect as a dip or topping for healthy treats.

We all know I love Medjool dates. You can eat them plain or stuffed with nut butter as a snack but I also love to use them in both sweet and savory recipes.

A small glass jar overflowing with date caramel sauce.

The Perfect Healthy Dip for Apples

This date caramel is sweet and delicious. It definitely still has sugar, but I love that the dates are able to provide the rich sweet caramel flavor along with fiber and a host of other vitamins and minerals. Medjool dates are a great source of potassium, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, niacin, calcium, iron and vitamin K.

A hand holding up a slice of apple that was dipped into the date caramel sauce.

4 Ingredient Real Food Caramel

It’s too good to resist. And I love that it’s made with real food, simple ingredients. Added bonus, there’s no heavy cream or butter involved so this caramel is dairy-free and vegan. Boom!

  • medjool dates – make sure you get Medjool dates, which are a fresh fruit, not dried! You’ll find them in the produce section of your grocery store. Your dates should be soft, not hard. If they are dry or hard, you can soak them in water for about 30 minutes, drain and then use them in the recipe.
  • sea salt – just a touch, to bring the flavors together!
  • vanilla extract – a flavor enhancer.
  • unsweetened almond milk – you can use store-bought or make your own almond milk.
A hand holding an apple slice, about to dip into a glass jar of date caramel sauce.

Ways to Use This Date Caramel

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4.58 from 170 votes

4-Ingredient Date Caramel

A quick and easy recipe for 4-ingredient date caramel sauce made from Medjool dates. Perfect as a dip or topping for healthy treats.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients  

Instructions 

  • Add all ingredients (starting with ¾ cup almond milk) into a high powered blender or food processor and blend until mixture is smooth and there are no date chunks detectable.
  • Add more almond milk, 1-2 Tablespoons at a time, if needed to help the blending process or to thin the caramel.
  • Use immediately or store in the fridge for later.

Notes

  • Recipe works best fresh, soft medjool dates. If dates are dry or hard, you can soak them in water for about 30 minutes, drain and then use them in the recipe.
  • If you’re using the smaller deglet noor dates, you’ll need to use more! This is something you can play around with to get the caramel sauce thickness you’re looking for.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Tablespoons | Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 148mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 32g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Keyword: vegan date caramel
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146 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    I could not believe how delicious this was! I never expected it to taste like actual caramel. I used canned coconut milk instead of the almond milk because it’s what I had a d I had the smaller dried dates so I soaked them first, it is absolutely delicious!

    1. Aw yay! I am so glad you loved this recipe and it turned out great for you, Jenni. Thank you for your review & star rating, I really appreciate it!

    1. WOO! I am so glad you are enjoying this recipe, Nichelle. Thank you for coming back and sharing your review & star rating, I appreciate it!

        1. I am so glad you are loving this recipe, Stephanie! It should last 1-2 weeks in the fridge.

    1. WOO! I am so glad you’re loving this recipe and it is a hit for you, Ashley. Thank you for your review & star rating, I really appreciate it!

  2. I can’t believe how simple this was to make! I just polished off 2 tablespoons with half an apple and WOW…game changer. I love dates and this will definitely be in my regular rotation. I briefly soaked my dates in warm water and they blended up like a breeze. Thanks for the recipe!

    1. WOO! I am so glad you have this a try and are loving this recipe, Audrey. Thank you for coming back and sharing your review + star rating, I truly appreciate it!

  3. I subbed some of the milk for maple syrup to make a maple caramel and it was fantastic! I was surprised at how smooth the dates were after soaking them. 10/10 will be adding it to my regular kitchen restock!

    1. YAY! I am so excited to hear that you are loving this recipe, Jennifer. Thank you for sharing your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!

  4. 5 stars
    Cannot thank you enough! I swear this is better than real caramel because it doesn’t stick to your teeth. I make it once a week now in my Vitamix mini cups – 6 dates : 1/4 almond milk. It’s my apple dip for the week. Love love!!

    1. YUM! I am so glad you gave this recipe a try and are loving it. Thank you for sharing your review + star rating, I truly appreciate it!

  5. 5 stars
    So delicious! Just wondering, can I bake with the caramel? Like for like a thumbprint cookie? Thanks 🙂

    1. I bet you could. I haven’t tried baking with this recipe so I am not sure how it would turn out, so let me know if you give it a try!

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