Easy Date Caramel Dip (AIP, Gaps, Paleo)

This easy date caramel dip will satisfy your sweet tooth for sure! It fits into several eating styles such as Gaps Diet, AIP, Paleo, and Whole30. If you have food sensitivities and you need some single-ingredient healthy options this one is for you! 

Dates are packed with some amazing benefits. Not only are they naturally sweet, but their texture is perfect for creating something sticky, sweet, and caramel-like. 

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Does Date Caramel Taste Just Like Caramel?

You may be wondering, does date caramel taste just like caramel? Not exactly, but it has a caramel-like flavor that will certainly hit the spot! 

Unlike your typical caramel, which is created by caramelizing sugar and adding cream, this is a whole-food option that doesn’t require adding any sugar.

You get the nutritional value of things like:

Fiber, which helps regulate blood sugar, antioxidants that support the body’s inflammatory response, polyphenols, which help protect your cells from damage, vitamins K, B6, B3, B1, and Folate (B9). 

Dates are also a great source of minerals like: Copper, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, and Manganese. 

So this is not your typical caramel dip. It’s good for you!

How to Make Date Caramel Dip

This recipe is dairy-free and so easy to make; all you need is a glass bowl, hot filtered water, and a blender or food processor. 

• Begin by boiling some filtered water. 
• Remove the pits and the top of the date (the little remnant of the stem) with your fingers
• Add pitted Medjool dates to a glass bowl or measuring cup and pour hot water on top.
• Allow the dates and hot water to sit for 10 minutes to soften
• Once soft (don’t pour out your hot water), use a slotted spoon or fork to remove your soaked dates and add them to a blender (I used a blender cup for this small batch)
• Next, add 6-8 tablespoons of water to your soaked dates, along with optional vanilla extract and sea salt, and blend until you achieve a smooth and creamy consistency.
• Serves 4 

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Date Caramel Dip (Gaps, AIP, Paleo, Whole30)

Single ingredient date caramel dip (Gaps Diet, AIP, Whole30, Paleo)

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: AIP, Dairy-Free, Gaps Diet, gluten free, Paleo

Servings: 4

Equipment

• Blender
• glass measuring cup

Ingredients

• 8 large medjool dates pitted
• salt pinch
• 6 tbsp filtered water for your desired consistency
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract **Optional

Instructions

• Begin by boiling some filtered water.
• Remove the pits and the top of the date (the little remnant of the stem) with your fingers
• Add pitted Medjool dates to a glass bowl or measuring cup and pour hot water on top.
  
• Allow the dates and hot water to sit for 10 minutes to soften
• Once soft (don’t pour out your hot water), use a slotted spoon or fork to remove your soaked dates and add them to a blender (I used a blender cup for this small batch)
• Next, add 6-8 tablespoons of water to your soaked dates, along with optional vanilla extract and sea salt, and blend until you achieve a smooth and creamy consistency.
• Serves 4

Notes

Store in a glass bowl or jar with a lid, and it should last in the fridge for 2 weeks.

We love to serve it with my Healthy Fried Apples. Find that recipe here.

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