Salted Caramel Fondue

by Sabrina Snyder

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8 people
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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Caramel fondue is a fun and easy interactive sweet and salty dessert with three ingredients the family will LOVE! A list of dipper ideas too!

Caramel is amazing. From Chocolate Covered Caramels and Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, to Salted Caramel Brownies, and Homemade Caramel Sauce, there’s nothing that isn’t improved by being dipped in it.

Sabrina’s Salted Caramel Fondue

Fondue is a great dessert to share on a romantic evening or with a group of friends on a cold night. This recipe comes together so easily. That makes this especially great to prepare with the kids. They might have just as much fun making it as they will eating it.

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Caramel Fondue Recipe

Caramel fondue is a fun and easy interactive sweet and salty dessert with three ingredients the family will LOVE! A list of dipper ideas too!
Yield 8 people
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
Caramel dip surrounded by Dippers
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Ingredients
 

  • 30 soft caramels , unwrapped (Kraft or Soft Werthers)
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • Granny Smith apples , sliced for dipping
  • graham crackers , for dipping
  • pretzels , for dipping

Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, combine soft caramels and heavy cream over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring often, until the caramel is melted, about 15 minutes. Stir in flaky sea salt.
  • Serve warm with green apples, graham crackers, and pretzels for dipping.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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About This Recipe

Whether you’re looking for a new, easy dessert to try at your next dinner party or looking to WOW your date on Valentine’s Day (never too early to plan!), caramel fondue is quick and easy to make. The great thing about this recipe is that you don’t need to have a fondue pot for it to work, although you may want to invest in some tiny forks.

Chef’s Note

Some fun facts about fondue: The word comes from the French verb “fondre,” which means “to melt.” Fondue originally was the name of a completely different meal which was closer to cheesy scrambled eggs. The modern fondue goes all the way back to 1875 and is the Swiss national dish.

Tips: Fondue Do’s and Don’ts

  • Do use your own fork every time. Mixing and matching forks spreads bacteria and can make things a bit more intimate than you want them to be.
  • Don’t stab your food all the way through with your fork. This may seem counter-intuitive, but not stabbing the food all the way through, especially rigid foods like crackers, keeps it structurally intact so it doesn’t break and fall into the dip.
  • Do hold your fork over the dip for long enough to let the excess caramel drip off. This way you don’t make a sticky mess on the table.
  • Don’t rest your unused fork on the rim of the fondue pot. This is considered rude and can cross-contaminate the rest of the fondue.
  • Fun fact: according to Swiss tradition, if you drop your dipper into the fondue you have to kiss your neighbor or buy a round of drinks for everyone. Depending on how good of a grip you’ve got on your dessert, that could get expensive (or awkward) real fast.

How to Store

  • Serve: Caramel is good at room temperature for a long time, but the fondue will harden into a brick fairly rapidly. You should keep the caramel sauce warm while eating it and then refrigerate the left overs for later.
  • Store: Caramel fondue is good in the fridge for up to 1 month. Reheat it in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments and stir in between to keep it from burning or exploding.
  • Freeze: Your fondue leftovers are good in the freezer for up to 4 months before you should throw them away and make a new batch.

Ideas to Serve

  • Vanilla Pound Cake: Cut pound cake into shareable squares and dip them into the caramel with your fingers for best results.
  • Homemade Marshmallows: Marshmallows are always amazing dipped in caramel, and these homemade ones are sure to impress your date or dinner guests.
  • Brownies: You can cut up chocolate brownies into long strips or bite-sized squares and dunk them.
  • Cheesecake: You may not immediately think of cheesecake as a fondue dipper but trust me, it’s amazing. Try my recipe for Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars.
  • Chocolate Caramel Fondue: Melt some chocolate chips in the microwave and stir them into the caramel for a rich take on chocolate fondue that you’ll love.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. We had a fondue dinner, complete with fondue dessert with friends! I made 3 different flavors and this one was voted the best! Our friends described it as, “the bomb”, “not over thick”, “the right consistency”, and said it “melded to the fruit”! Thank you for this AMAZING recipe!

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  4. Salted caramel is my favorite! I could eat this straight from the bowl with a spoon! I love using marshmallows and apples for dunking.

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  5. We love caramel apples at my house, but they are so much work. This looks like a much easier option. Can’t wait to try it this fall with apples from our tree!

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