honey caramel, scd, dairy-free

Name: Honey Caramel, SCD, Dairy-free
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 large egg yolks; 1 1/2 cup(s) honey; 2 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract, no sugar in the ingredients; 1/4 teaspoon(s) plus a pinch, pink Himalayan salt, or sea salt; 1/2 cup(s) plus 1 Tbsp coconut oil

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C C

Seattle, WA

Updated on Apr 20, 2026

Super addictive. Made this by accident when I was trying to make lime curd, and forgot to add the lime. It took a long time, but it developed a wonderful, really rich flavor.

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Bowl of caramel with some on a spoon, slowly drizzling back down into the bowl below.

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Ingredients

15 large egg yolks
1 1/2 cups honey
2 tablespoons vanilla extract, no sugar in the ingredients
1/4 teaspoon plus a pinch, pink Himalayan salt, or sea salt
1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp coconut oil

How To Make honey caramel, scd, dairy-free

Step 1

Whisk ingredients together. Heat in a bowl over a double boiler with water in the bottom that doesn’t touch the top bowl. Whisk and heat for a long time, about 1 hour + 20 minutes, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon with a decent thickness, similar to making lemon curd. The temperature will be about 175° F.

Step 2

Place in a lidded container and cool in the fridge. This will make a thick but somewhat spreadable (when warm enough) caramel-like treat, great on fruit, or for layering in other desserts. Very rich flavor.
Step 3

I like it as a layer on top of the lime curd for a key lime pie-like dessert, topped with berries. Great with apple slices or apple pie.
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