Name: Vegan Brown Rice Caramel Sauce
Ingredients: 1/2 cup full-fat soy milk; 1/4 cup soy milk powder; 1 tablespoon arrowroot; 1/2 cup brown rice syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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A very thick glaze with a bold, caramel-like flavor, this is an interesting way to use brown rice syrup in desserts. The intense flavor goes perfectly with spice or any strongly flavored cupcake. The texture of this glaze is very sticky at first but it well set up after an hour, or pop finished cupcakes in the fridge to speed it up.

Cooks' Note

To measure stick brown rice syrup, lightly spray or rub canola oil on measuring cups. The measured syrup will easily slide right out.

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