Modified Dulce de Leche

I recently got a hankering for some caramel apple popsicles, but I didn't want to use store-bought caramel.  I had tried that before and it didn't freeze very well.  I decided to make my own, but instead of doing it the regular way by cooking the sugar and adding in cream and butter, I found a recipe that uses coconut milk as the base.  So I guess that makes it more of a dulce de leche than caramel, but it was just as delicious. 

I started by heating up the coconut milk, honey, and sugar, which is a combination that is fantastic all by itself.

I cooked it until it turned a caramel color, about 20 minutes.

Then I stirred in some vanilla, salt, and a tiny bit of butter, and sampled on some apple slices I was preparing for the popsicles.  Oh my goodness, it was delicious. 

This sauce would be delicious used for a variety of purposes: as a dipping sauce for fruit, drizzled over ice cream, whipped into some cream cheese frosting (I did this...post coming soon), added to iced coffee, and so on.