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Caramel apple dip used to be a favorite snack at our house. But once the kids were grown and my dairy allergy was diagnosed, I quit making it.<\/p>\n

I missed it. Oh my how I missed it.<\/p>\n

I was resigned to life without this treat until my daughter-in-law made a chance comment when we were together for Christmas. My daughter and I mentioned that Baker’s Pantry<\/a>\u2013a Mennonite grocery store we frequent because they sell 40-50 pound bags of all manner of bread baking staples\u2013carries Watkins extracts.<\/p>\n

That’s when my daughter-in-law said, “We used to mix their caramel extract<\/a> with a little brown sugar and cream cheese to make apple dip.”<\/p>\n

That’s when the lightbulb lit up in my brain. From the expression on my daughter’s face, I think she had a lightbulb moment too. We immediately added Watkins caramel extract<\/a> to our Baker’s Pantry<\/a> grocery list for the shopping trip we had scheduled for New Year’s Eve morning.<\/p>\n

On the way home from Baker’s Pantry, we stopped at Hy-Vee<\/a>, an Iowa-based grocery chain. They carry just about everything, including Daiya cream cheese substitute made from coconut<\/a>. Most cream cheese substitutes are soy-based, and our granddaughter can’t have soy. (As I’ve said before, with her soy issues and dairy issues for 5 of the 6 people in this house, we are that family<\/em>.)<\/p>\n

A couple nights ago, I made the caramel apple dip and served it for dessert. It was a big hit. With everybody. Absolutely delicious. There are not enough superlatives to do the dip justice. And it was so easy. Incredibly easy.<\/p>\n

You’ll find the recipe below. Use regular cream cheese if dairy isn’t an issue for you. Use one of the soy-based substitutes if that works at your house. However, you have to use Watkins caramel extract<\/a> or the flavor superlatives won’t apply.<\/p>\n

Dairy-Free Caramel Apple Dip<\/strong><\/p>\n

8 ounces Daiya cream cheese substitute<\/a> at room temperature
\n1\/2 teaspoon Watkins caramel extract<\/a>
\n2 tablespoons brown sugar<\/p>\n

Put the cream cheese substitute into a bowl and mash it with a fork to loosen. Add caramel extract and brown sugar. Continue mashing with a fork and mixing until smooth. Refrigerate until serving it with apple slices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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