Delicious Easy Vegan Date Caramel recipe requiring only 3 ingredients. Perfect as a dip with fruit, pretzels or other healthy snacks. Vegan, gluten-free, and fat-free.
Ladies and gentlemen. It’s Easy Vegan Date Caramel! The perfect snack when you want a little something sweet or a quick energy boost. And, the best part? You only need 3 ingredients and less than 10 minutes of your time.
Let’s saddle up and ride!
I can not believe I haven’t shared this recipe with all of you. I sincerely apologize. We’ve been making this for a while and it’s a family favorite.
Sometimes I forget it’s the little things that brighten someone’s day. And, this Easy Vegan Date Caramel is like a freaking jolt of sunshine.
Dates Are Healthy
Dates are the base for this heavenly decadence. They are high in calories because they are a dried fruit, but dates are also super healthy.
Several vitamins and minerals are found in dates, in addition to fiber. Dates also contain several different types of antioxidants which means they help prevent the development of certain chronic illnesses, like heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes.
Besides dates, there are only two other ingredients you need for this recipe: almond milk and vanilla. I do add about ¼ teaspoon of salt to mine, but that is totally optional.
Now, just toss everything in your Vitamix and blend until everything is silky smooth. If you don’t have a Vitamix or high-powered blender, soak your dates in warm water for about 15 minutes. It makes the blending much easier.
Easy Vegan Date Caramel
This recipe is sure to bring out the kid in you. It reminds me of eating caramel apples at the county fair minus the fat and cholesterol.
I’m sure you’re going to love this Easy Vegan Date Caramel. It’s…
Easy to make
Sweet
Sure to bring out the kid in you
Healthy
Delicious
Super fast to make.
For other “blender” recipes and desserts, check out my: Amazing Vegan Chocolate Pudding, Chocolate Peanut Butter Hummus, Easy Vegan Tofu Sour Cream, & Easy Vegan Tofu Ricotta. They’re pretty fantastic and delicious.
This Easy Vegan Date Caramel is also great for breakfast. It’s a great topping and sauce on my Amazing Belgian Waffles.
Did you make this recipe? Let me know! Be sure and leave a comment below with a STAR rating. And, share a picture by tagging me on Instagram and use the hashtag #shaneandsimple. I want to see your work. Enjoy!
Easy Vegan Date Caramel
- Total Time10 minutes
- Yield1 cup 1x
- DietVegan
Quick, easy, and delicious easy vegan date caramel recipe. Perfect as a dip with fruit or other healthy snacks. Vegan and gluten-free.
Ingredients
- 15–18 pitted medjool dates
- ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or regular almond milk
- ½ tsp. vanilla
- ¼ tsp. salt (optional)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into high speed blender. Process until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stop and scrape down sides as necessary. Blend until no date chunks are left. If mixture is too thick, add a little more almond milk.
- Serve immediately.
- Store leftovers, not that there will be any, in a glass jar or airtight container. Will keep in the fridge for a week.
Notes
You want to use soft dates. If your dates are hard and dry, soak them in warm water for 20-30 minutes.
Feel free to play around with the recipe until you get it just the way you want it.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Tbsp
- Calories: 126
- Sugar: 30.1 g
- Sodium: 147 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 33.9 g
- Protein: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dips & Spreads
- Method: Blender
The Caramel Sauce recipe is top notch! I made it in my Nutri-Bullet and added about 1/4 cup more soy milk. It blended up perfectly and, this is so delicious!
Wonderful, as always!
Here, I did the same thing as with the dessert hummus for what you can’t get out of the blender: add a glass of plant milk, blend, and enjoy a caramel milk shake.
This is delicious! A perfect fall condiment and to use like date paste as a sweetener. Or just eat it by the spoon because, why not? Good thing I have lots of dates!
This is delicious and so easy to make. I spread it on a home made gluten free waffle with apple sauce which was a winner but also have used it to make caramel chocolate bars. Make a vegan flapjack or crunchy ginger biscuit mix and press into a baking tin pour the caramel over the top chill in the fridge then cover in melted dark chocolate and rechill. Cut into pieces and it makes delicous chocolate caramel bars. Yum!
You picture the dates on a scale but don’t give a weight. I like to cook by weight. It shows 100 gms. Is that what you use?
the amount is listed in the actual recipe card. The picture with the scale is merely styling.
so , so good !
Have you tried this with other plant based milk? Soy or oat?
Yes, the all work just fine.
Hello! My name is Annie from Desserts for the Better and I just wanted to say that youth is date caramel recipe is out of this world delicious! All of my friends and family loved it. Thank you so much for posting it! I have created a recipe review about it on my website. Here is the link if you would like to check it out. https://desserts4thebetter.wordpress.com/2022/05/01/guide-to-date-caramel/ Thank you again! =)
Annie, thank you so much!!! I can’t wait to read it and share it if you don’t mind. Blessings.
Heavenly…. I am making this for gifts. Thank you so much!
WOW……you have outdone yourself…….this is Awesome and so easy and quick to make!
I love it ! Thank you for all you do , you are Amazing.
Hi, Jinny! Thanks so much and so glad you enjoyed it. If you wouldn’t mind I’d really appreciate you giving it a star rating. It helps me with the “powers that be” at Google to get ranked:) Blessings.
So good, loved it and will make more to serve to my friends.
Can full fat coconut milk be used in place of almond milk?
I’ve never tried it, but see no reason why it wouldn’t.
I have been using this recipe for awhile, I love it. Last night I dreamed this addition, I added 2 squares of 100% cacoa bar from Ghiradelli …it is so decadent and delicious I had to share.
I forgot, I needed extra milk, so I just added as I blended guessing a least 3/4 a cup total.
OH MY GOODNESS!!!
Delicious! I served it dolloped on slices of your wonderful Vegan Banana Bread, with fresh strawberries on the side, to my bridge group this afternoon. Lovely! I did have to use more milk and finally transfer it from my non-high speed blender to my food processor to get it nice and smooth. Thank you for your yummy recipes.
OMG…I am drooling! Thanks for sharing this:)
Absolutely amazing!! Even my three year old loves it!! Thank you.
Thank you, Lindsay! Blessings.
Wow, SO easy and oh so YUMMY!
Thank you, Wendy! I’m so glad you liked it. It’s of my kids faves. Seems like I can’t ever make enough of it.
So good, and so easy! Thank you, thank you!
You’re welcome, Jen! Glad you enjoyed it. One of our faves as well.
Best vegan caramel recipe. Our family cannot get enough of this 🙂
Holly, that’s great! So pumped you all enjoyed it. Thanks for letting me know.
The total time from seeing this recipe, to grabbing the ingredients, to dipping my apple into? Literally 6 minutes! Yum! Thank you! : )
Lisa, that’s awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
I love your recipes. I use a lot of dates as a sweetener and just found this out myself & thought I would share. Are Medjool dates fresh or dried?
Medjool are a FRESH FRUIT. Most people think of they as a dried fruit because they’re thinking of the ones you buy in the baking aisle. Medjool dates are actually harvested from the date palm, cleaned, sorted and packaged right away. There’s no processing and they’re never physically or chemically dried.
https://www.eatingbirdfood.com/medjool-dates/ and
https://radonutrition.com/dates-love-dates/
Thank, Ginger! Yes, dates are a wonderful thing:) Nature’s candy.
May I substitute other plant milks? Allergy issues in my home. Thanks!
Absolutely!
I have normal dried dates can I use those??
Thanks Shane…
Should be fine. I would soak them for 10-15 minutes in warm water.
oh. my. goodness. how am I supposed to wait until next week when I shop again???
It’s a sign that your not supposed to wait:)
Absolutely amazing! I think I could eat the whole jar with a spoon.