need recipe for non-dairy caramel sauce

[toodie jane]

Anyone? on a temporarily limited diet, no fat.

Can I make a decent caramel (not burnt sugar) sauce? Cravin it.

Thanks!

[cyberroo]

I haven't made it, but the book "A Passion for Desserts" by an author whose name escapes me, has a caramel recipe that replaces cream with apple juice/cider. It is a traditional recipe made by caramelizing the sugar and then adding the liquid, though. Might be worth considering with a brown sugar sauce, though.

[goodhealthgourmet]

Emily Luchetti is the author.

is this the recipe...?

http://thelunacafe.com/spiced-apple-c...

[cyberroo]

Thanks - I was totally drawing a blank on her name.

I'd have to look at the cookbook to be sure, but I thought it was simpler than that, and didn't have an apple reduction. I really remember it just replacing the cream with apple juice. To be fair, it could have been in the ice cream book. I"ll look it up later tonight.

[Dizzied]

I've been wanting to try this coconut dulce de leche recipe since I found it -- I just haven't had a reason to make it yet. It gets decent reviews and sounds delicious.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[goodhealthgourmet]

as with the vegan margarine & soy milk in a recipe suggested above, coconut milk is *extremely* high in fat, and the OP requested no fat.

[Ruth Lafler]

Yes, the OP phrased the initial question wrong. She meant "no cream" not "no dairy" as she was concerned about the fat content, not whether it was free of dairy products for some reason (kosher, vegan, etc.).

[toodie jane]

thanks, Ruth; yes I was a bit delerious from fever and no food. Much better now.

[Ruth Lafler]

Glad you're feeling better! I know how it feels to be sick and have a food craving at the same time. Did you try the suggestion goodhealthgourmet made?

[feycat]

You might want to try this link-

http://veganicecream.blogspot.com/200...

I haven't tried this personally, but it seems to be getting some pretty decent reviews

[goodhealthgourmet]

OP specified no fat, with which vegan margarine & soy creamer are both loaded...

[goodhealthgourmet]

try subbing evaporated fat free milk for the heavy cream in a standard recipe, and omit the butter. it won't be perfect, but hopefully it will satisfy your craving.

if that doesn't work, i've seen recipes that call for cornstarch or fat free dry milk powder. you could do a Google search for one of those.

[toodie jane]

sounds like the ticket. Tummy's a bit fat-phobic right now.