The easiest, dreamiest peanut butter caramel. It is thick, sweet and takes just a few minutes to prepare. Use it on pancakes, ice cream, brownies or whatever your heart wants! I'm sure you will think of something!
1/4cup (64g)creamy natural peanut butter (mine only has salt added, almond butter works too)
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
1/8teaspoonof salt if your peanut butter has none
water to thin if desired
Instructions
In a small sauce pan, add all of the ingredients and turn the heat to medium. Whisk well as it warms up and the ingredients become smooth. Once it comes to a boil, whisk continuously for about a minute or so until it starts to thicken up. That's it! It happens quickly. If using almond butter, it takes a tad longer to thicken up. Keep in mind, the longer you cook it, the thicker it will get. It will thicken up a ton as it cools as well. Remove from the heat and let it slightly cool before serving. If using on pancakes or you want to thin it out, add a little water to desired thickness.
Note: this caramel will thicken even more as it sits, so just gently reheat it or add some water to thin it out some, if desired. I added water to mine the next day.
To make Caramel Popcorn: Just stir the hot caramel all over popped popcorn and stir around and let cool a couple of minutes.