Coconut-Maple Dessert Sauce

This versatile sauce adds a spark of class to a simple pound cake, fruit crisp, French toast or a bowl of fresh fruit. It is grain free, sugar free and can easily be made vegan too.

You can also change this to fit your personal tastes; not thrilled with the taste of cardamom use a bit of nutmeg or ginger instead. Grated orange peel would be delicious added to it also.

Coconut-Maple Dessert Sauce 3/4 cup canned full fat coconut milk (I use this brand) 1/4 cup Confectioners' style (powdered) sweetener (I use this brand) 1-1/2 tbsp. maple flavored low carb syrup such as Allulose or Lankanto brand (I use this brand) 3 tbsp. coconut oil, butter flavored coconut oil or butter 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom or 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon 1. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine coconut milk, powdered sweetener and maple flavored syrup, whisk and cook until mixture bubbles. 2. Add coconut oil or butter and continue cooking and whisking for 15-20 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken to a thin sauce. If necessary, reduce heat to keep at a low bubble. Remove from heat; whisk in vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Cool to room temperature. 3. For a thin sauce, use warm. For a thick sauce, cover and chill several hours. Sauce thickens as it chills. Serve over fresh berries, cakes, cobblers, crumbles, etc. Makes about 6 (tablespoon servings). Yields between 3/4 and 1 cup. Servings: 6 Nutrition Facts Serving size: 1/6 of a recipe (1.2 ounces). Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. Powdered sweetener is not included in the recipe nutrition data as it doesn't increase glucose levels. Amount Per Serving Calories 107.15 Total Fat 11.06g Saturated Fat 8.88g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 7.98mg Potassium 1.82mg Total Carbohydrates 0.65g Fiber 0.05g Sugar 3.91g Protein 0.26g