Following a whole food plant based diet doesn't mean you have to kick your sweet tooth to the curb! Whip up this whole food plant based caramel sauce in under 5 minutes. It is dairy-free, oil-free, AND refined sugar free. Enjoy it by the spoonful, or drizzle it over your dessert, breakfast, or favorite vegan smoothie.

Prep time: 5 minutes 

Servings: 1 cup 

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Ingredients:  

14 pitted and soaked dates

1/2 cup of non-dairy milk 

1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract (natural)

1 teaspoon of tahini

1/4-1/2 teaspoon of coarsely ground sea salt 

A pinch of ground flaxseed 

Cooking Instructions: 

Blend until soft...

all ingredients except for sea salt

Stir... 

in sea salt  

Drizzle on...

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Apple slices

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Fruit

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Brownies

Apple pie or apple crisp

Breakfast muffins

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Oatmeal 

By Caroline DiNicola Fawley

Caroline is a plant-based chef, recipe designer, and whole food plant-based nutrition educator, with a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies