Yogurt replaces the heavy cream in this healthy caramel yogurt dip, without all the fat, calories, corn syrup, or artificial ingredients!
The result is a lusciously thick dip perfect for sliced apples, bananas, graham crackers, pretzels, pineapple, or anything else you wish came covered in caramel.
It also tastes amazing served over ice cream or my recipe for Homemade Apple Enchiladas.
Everyone wants what they can’t have.
That guy who liked me for two years in high school?
I took his phone calls, notes, and attention for granted, only becoming interested in him after he finally gave up and asked out another girl.
Likewise, I never gave caramel a second thought until 7th grade when the braces went on, which warranted forbidden all things sticky and sweet.
I suddenly found myself craving caramel like crazy, and no amount of chocolate consumption would alleviate this desire.
(I did cheat a few times—come on, didn’t everyone?—both with caramel and chewing gum.)
The day the braces disappeared, I bought a container of Marzetti caramel dip and polished off the entire thing with Fuji apple slices, another restriction on the metal-mouth diet.
I’ve been a caramel lover ever since.
Have you ever wanted something you couldn’t have?
Other examples I can think of in my life include my sister’s gorgeous wavy hair, my best friend’s perfectly tanned skin, and pretty much everything at Anthropology.
Technically I could buy the $200 dresses at Athropology, but it wouldn’t be very responsible of me.
Instead I usually skip going in altogether.
I know myself too well.
Healthy Caramel Yogurt Dip
Ingredients
- 6 oz plain yogurt, dairy free if desired
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup or agave
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar, brown sugar, or date sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- (If you don’t have a stove, just stir all ingredients together. The cooking step just helps to dissolve the sugar more fully.) In a very small saucepan, combine all ingredients except the yogurt and vanilla extract. Heat very gently, stirring continuously until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and yogurt. Allow to cool. This gets thicker in the fridge if you let it sit overnight. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 4 days.View Nutrition Facts
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Will the yogurt taste funny?
Hi Katie,
I am SO glad I stumbled upon your blog! I am a new blogger and I was blogging about my love for candy corn and your recipe came up when I was searching for images. I would LOVE to use your picture of a heart shaped candy corn in my post, with your permission and I will link it back to your super awesome blog! Since I ate an entire bag, I should probably use your recipe, too!
http://adventuresofgoldilox.com
i love anything caramel related – this is just genius Katie.
Hi! can you use non fat Greek yogurt (or what types of yogurt can you use, for that matter?), sugar free syrup, and stevia in this recipe? I’m especially curious about the yogurt, because last time i heated Greek yogurt the sauce broke, but the sugars may keep the consistency? idk. i have diabetes, so if any of these subs you think would work, lmk! thanks!
I just tried Greek yogurt and it curdled.
I also tried non-fat plain greek yogurt and it curdled :(. Katie- what type of yogurt did you use?
I cooked the syrup, sugar and salt together for a few minutes and then took it off the heat and quickly stirred in the greek yoghurt. Worked beautifully! Try it on popcorn- Amazing!
If you are diabetic this recipe has too much sugar – I wish too that I could have it!
Boiling the yogurt kills all the health benefit. Have you been able to find a non-dairy yogurt that does not have carrageenan? SoDelicious coconut yogurt has it – boo :(.
Maybe try full-fat coconut milk?
Does this have to stay refrigerated?! I want to use it for a dessert that will be sitting out. It’d be absolutely perfect.
Are you sure this can be done with dairy yogurt? What kind did you use? (So Delicious Plain?)
I was just going to say ohhhh this looks so delicious, but now some of the other commenters have got me worried about dairy yogurt … so I’m also curious about that. (As for what I want but can’t have … I wish I could tolerate having long long long hair, and I wish it looked like Gisele’s. Whenever it gets barely past my shoulders, I decide it takes too long to blow-dry and just cut it off.)
Oh my goodness Katie you’re a pure genius !!! I can’t wait to get back from holidays to make this (did I just say this???). 1 question though, do you think I can use a low fat yogurt or does it have to be full fat? Thanks!
Oh this sounds good! I love having tasty dip for apples, and this sounds much healthier than the typical carmel sauce.
I can’t wait to try this! As far as something I want but can’t have…This is probably super-immature but I’d always hoped I would grow up to have gorgeous naturally-occuring breasts, and that just didn’t happen. Though I accepted adult life as an A-cup a long time ago, sometimes I get boob-envy. Ah well. Pros & cons.