Caramel Apple Dip using sweetened condensed milk instead of cream cheese

 

Caramel Dip for Apples Recipe (+ Lower Sugar Option and Easy Microwave Method)

Easy homemade caramel dip for apples uses just 4 ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes! 

Prep Time3minutes mins

Cook Time10minutes mins

Total Time13minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2 cups

Calories: 197kcal

Author: Jami Boys

Equipment

• 3-quart saucepan
• OR 8-cup glass measuring cup or other microwave save bowl

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla, optional
• salt to taste, optional for "salted caramel"

Instructions

Stovetop Method:

• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients, raise heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly (will take 5-10 minutes, depending on your stove).
• Lower heat to medium or medium-low (or what you need to keep a very low boil) and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly (really- this is not the thing to walk away from! It will burn...I know from experience!).* Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, if using.

Notes

*If it does burn, don't despair, here's how to save it:

• Remove the pan from the burner and quickly pour the dip into a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl, but DO NOT scrape the bottom. Just leave all that crusty burnt stuff.
• Push caramel through the strainer, leaving any browned bits in strainer. There may be a few small brown flecks in the dip, but it doesn't taste burned when eating.

 

Storage: This caramel dip stores in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.

Other uses: 

• Ice cream topping
• Apple pie topping
• Dip for graham crackers
• Layer in a chocolate bar cookie

Caramel Apples? You can experiment coating apples and keeping them cold to keep the caramel on the apple, but I haven't tried it.

Nutrition listed is for full sugar recipe - Nutrition for lower sugar version is:

Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2.7g | Fat: 6.8g | Saturated Fat: 4.3g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 71mg | Sugar: 25g

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.1g | Protein: 2.1g | Fat: 7.9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 75mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 31g