Date Caramel

Variations

Snickerdoodle, chocolate, tahini, and coconut date caramels are so good. Let me know which is your favorite. 

Chocolate Date Caramel

• 1 cup date caramel
  
  

• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste

Stir the cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla into the date caramel.

Snickerdoodle Date Caramel

• 1 cup date caramel
  
  

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste

Stir the cinnamon, salt, and vanilla into the date caramel.

Tahini Date Caramel

• 1 cup date caramel
  

• ⅓ cup tahini

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 tablespoon vanilla paste

Stir the tahini, salt, and vanilla into the date caramel. If you need to adjust the consistency after the tahini is added, add water a tablespoon at a time.

Coconut Date Caramel

• 1 cup date caramel
  
  

• ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla paste

Stir the coconut, salt, and vanilla paste into the date caramel.

With all flavors, let the date caramel cool before placing it in a jar and refrigerating. Enjoy immediately or save and use in one of the below recipes. It should stay good stored in the fridge for up to a week.

How long will date caramel stay good?

If you store your date caramel in an airtight container (like a jar) in the fridge, it will last at least a week. (Trust me—it never really lasts that long!)

How to Use Date Caramel 

One of the most common questions I get is, “Once I’ve made date caramel, how do I use it!?” Date caramel is a great alternative sweetener for many baked goods, eating on warm toast with cottage cheese, or stirred into coffee. Here are a few of my favorite recipes to use it: 

• Healthy Cookie Dough Bars
• Zucchini & Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Chocolate Quinoa Pancakes
• Chickpea Cake
• Pretzel Millionaire Bars
• One-Bowl Tahini Cookies
• Date Crumb Cake

Date caramel can also be used as a 1:1 substitute for maple syrup in these recipes:

• Chocolate Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins 
• Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Doughnut Muffins
• Mini Chocolate Pumpkin Pancakes
• Homemade Fruit Leather
• Cold Brew Maple Tahini Smoothie
• Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
• Chickpea Bars
• Black Bean Banana Brownies