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Vanilla Salted Caramel with Dates

I know now it’s hard to always eat healthy, cutting sugar is no joke!  Sometimes you just want something sweet.  Sweeter than a piece of fruit.  Maybe caramel?  There is nothing like a good salted caramel…am I alone here?  While this isn’t a sticky ooey gooey sugar based caramel, it is a lovely sweet and salty, velvety caramel you can customize to your taste.  In the recipe you can take out the vanilla, making just a salted caramel, add some cocoa to make chocolate caramel…there are so many possibilities.

Now that I am full out drooling, here is the easiest caramel you will ever make.

Place all ingredients in your blender (please make sure your dates are pitted).  Blend until smooth.  Done.  Now enjoy with some sliced apples as a dip, over apple crisp or chocolate cake, frozen then dipped in some naturally sweetened chocolate, you decide.  I would love to hear what uses you found for it.  Shoot us a pic!

Crunchy Korean BBQ Chicken Wings Instapot

 

I know what you are thinking, crispy chicken wings from a pressure cooker? Lady you are nuts! But hey don’t stop reading I promise you will be impressed. My husband was blown away thinking I fried them.
It’s super easy too…and fast too!

If your wings aren’t split, cut them apart. Also now would be a great time to trim off any excess fat that may be hanging off your wings.

Place the metal trivet that came with your pressure cooker (if you don’t have a trivet you can grab yours here) and place it in the pot. Salt and pepper your wings and place them on the trivet in layers.


Add one cup of chicken stock, or just water if you don’t have the stock, but the stock adds some great flavor so it’s worth it! Seal the lid on your Instapot and set to manual cook 9 minutes.

Preheat your oven to broil.

While you wait for the wings to cook prepare the sauce. Heat a small saucepan over medium high heat. Drop the coconut oil in and once melted add the garlic and allow to sauté for a minute or two. Be careful garlic burns super fast. Now add the balance of ingredients and allow to simmer while your wings are becoming amazingly juicy.

Once the pressure cooker is done, do a quick release by flipping the top to vent.

Drop your wings in the sauce tossing to coat.
Place wings on a sheet pan prepared with foil and allow to broil for about 6 minutes. Flip over and broil another 2-3 minutes. Be careful, after the first 6 minutes you may need to lower your rack as the sugars in the sauce can get a bit smokey.

Remove from oven, give them another toss in the sauce and serve with celery sticks and blue cheese if you wish. I had to make a second batch right away as they disappeared pretty quickly after I made them…
Cheers!

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