This Instant Pot Chocolate Caramel Sauce (or Chocolate Dulce de Leche) is perfectly luscious and thick and absolutely amazing as a dip or spread for cookies and fruit. Great for dessert fondue or as a gift also.
Place a trivet inside Instant Pot. Put the jar onto the trivet.
Add enough water to the Instant Pot to come up to just below the lid of the jar.
Close and lock the lid.
Turn the vent on the lid to the sealing position.
Press Manual or Pressure Cooker button (depending on your model) and using the arrow buttons set the cook time to 20 minutes. Depending on your Instant Pot model and how much water is added and how cold/hot the water is, it could take up to 30 minutes (or even more) to come to pressure.
Once 20 minutes of pressure cooking are done, let the pressure release naturally, which means to just leave the Instant Pot alone until all the pressure releases and the little valve indicating the pressure drops down. This could take up to an hour.
After the pressure is naturally released, open the lid and carefully remove the jar out of the water. The jar will be hot so be careful.
Let the jar with Instant Pot Chocolate Caramel Sauce cool for a minimum of 30 minutes, preferably an hour until it's at room temperature.
Open the lid of the jar. The Chocolate Caramel will look a bit spongy at the top. Don't worry, it's supposed to. Mix really well with a spoon or a spatula until the caramel gets smooth and luscious.
Add a pinch of salt and mix again.
Cover and keep in the fridge for up to a week.
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Notes
As I mentioned above, this Instant Pot Chocolate Caramel Sauce is quite thick, so heat it up on a water bath or in a microwave to make it softer. Or, add a bit of cream and heat it up to make it runny.NOTE: I have not tried doubling the recipe and making it in one larger jar. You might need to increase cooking time.However, you can double the recipe and make it in two jars at the same time. Make sure that you add butter to each individual jar, so that the same amount is in both. No need to increase the cooking time if you are making more than one jar at a time.