caramel Trends

Highlights

Top 4 restaurant dishesSee More Most popular caramel dishes in restaurants
#1 APPLE CARAMEL CRUMB PECAN CHOCOLATE PECAN
Mom's Pie House (Julian, California)
@digitaldubb

$17.95

#2 SALTED CARAMEL COLD BREW COFFEE
Bj's Restaurant And Brewhouse (Beavercreek, Ohio)
@p_x_hammi

$3.50

#3 MADE BOURBON CARAMEL
Humphry Slocombe Ferry Building (San Francisco, California)
@humphryslocombe

$11.00

#4 CARAMEL FRENCH TOAST EGGS
Silver Diner (Frederick, Maryland)
@teamatlas_rebecca

$10.99

Top rising variationsSee More The fastest rising ingredients, flavors, drinks etc with caramel
#1cashews
#2soy free
#3whiskey
#4tacos
#5cream butter
86.15%
#6oats
55.12%
#7dulce de leche
41.58%
#8vanilla ice cream
34.44%
#9donuts
34.42%
#10cinnamon
31.42%
Restaurants Percentage of restaurants that serve caramel

11.9%

18,186 of 152,871 Restaurants

Top dish:
Apple Caramel Crumb Pecan Chocolate Pecan

Online Recipes Percentage of all online caramel recipes

0.71%

10,094 of 1,431,592 Recipes

Top recipe:
No-Bake Peanut Butter Caramel Bars

Overview

caramel Growth Over Time How caramel has risen or fallen in popularity over the past year
Nov '17Dec '17Jan '18Feb '18Mar '18Apr '18May '18Jun '18Jul '18Aug '18Sep '18Oct '18Nov '1800.050.10.150.20.250.30.350.40.450.50.550.6
Year Over Year CARAMEL growth or decline vs one year ago
14.04%
Yearly Eating Frequency Average yearly consumption of caramel per consumer
1.99
Share of Plate The percentage of the average American diet that caramel represents
Eat in vs Eat out The popularity of caramel at home vs at restaurants. The dashed black line represents the breakdown of the industry average
  • Eat In
  • Market Avg.
  • Eat Out
Restaurants Percentage of restaurants that serve caramel

11.9%

18,186 of 152,871 Restaurants

Top dish:
Apple Caramel Crumb Pecan Chocolate Pecan

Online Recipes Percentage of all online caramel recipes

0.71%

10,094 of 1,431,592 Recipes

Top recipe:
No-Bake Peanut Butter Caramel Bars

Innovation Analysis

The most popular ingredients, flavors, and variations for caramel, as well as the food and beverage combinations trending and fading over the past year

bakery and desserts Trends Highlights the most popular bakery and desserts ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top bakery and desserts Ingredients
#1cake
27.21%
#2pastry
20.16%
#3sugar
9.92%
#4cheesecake
8.33%
#5candy
6.4%
#6cookies
4.8%
#7pie
4.18%
#8white chocolate
4.02%
#9chocolate cake
3.47%
#10donuts
3.05%
#11pudding
2.45%
#12dulce de leche
2.43%
#13sprinkles
1.54%
#14cinnamon rolls
0.84%
#15toast
0.7%
#16brown sugar
0.39%
#17croissants
0.1%
Fastest Rising bakery and desserts Ingredients
#1cinnamon rolls
#2brown sugar
62.88%
#3dulce de leche
41.58%
#4toast
36.87%
#5donuts
34.42%
#6chocolate cake
29.27%
Fastest Falling bakery and desserts Ingredients
#1sprinkles
40.62%
#2sugar
28.04%
#3pastry
26.87%
#4pudding
25.85%
#5croissants
24.94%
#6cake
18.84%
#7candy
13.6%
#8cheesecake
11.36%
#9white chocolate
9.83%
#10pie
7.51%
#11cookies
4.54%
spices and herbs Trends Highlights the most popular spices and herbs ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top spices and herbs Ingredients
#1chocolate
74.52%
#2vanilla
13.19%
#3cinnamon
4.04%
#4sea salt
1.84%
#5matcha
1.84%
#6pumpkin spice
1.39%
#7salt
1.11%
#8cocoa
1.08%
#9cacao
0.97%
Fastest Rising spices and herbs Ingredients
#1cinnamon
31.42%
#2sea salt
23.39%
#3pumpkin spice
19.96%
#4cacao
0.83%
Fastest Falling spices and herbs Ingredients
#1cocoa
37.57%
#2chocolate
12.11%
#3vanilla
11.32%
#4salt
9.07%
#5matcha
0.89%
perishables and prepared Trends Highlights the most popular perishables and prepared ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1ice cream
82.37%
#2popcorn
10.81%
#3ice
2.66%
#4salad
1.93%
#5vanilla ice cream
1.87%
#6tacos
0.36%
Fastest Rising perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1tacos
#2vanilla ice cream
34.44%
Fastest Falling perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1salad
42.97%
#2ice
33.52%
#3popcorn
25.02%
#4ice cream
10.34%
beverages Trends Highlights the most popular beverages ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top beverages Ingredients
#1coffee
71.86%
#2tea
13.25%
#3espresso
7.62%
#4smoothie
4.22%
#5green tea
3.05%
Fastest Rising beverages Ingredients
#1tea
14.42%
#2espresso
1.80%
Fastest Falling beverages Ingredients
#1green tea
28.64%
#2coffee
12.06%
#3smoothie
6.39%
dairy Trends Highlights the most popular dairy ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top dairy Ingredients
#1cream
33.94%
#2cheese
15.96%
#3cream butter
14.68%
#4milk
12.29%
#5butter
9.91%
#6custard
8.44%
#7cream cheese
4.77%
Fastest Rising dairy Ingredients
#1cream butter
86.15%
#2custard
31.05%
#3cream cheese
7.39%
Fastest Falling dairy Ingredients
#1cream
38.23%
#2cheese
30.96%
#3butter
22.44%
#4milk
21.19%
condiments Trends Highlights the most popular condiments ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top condiments Ingredients
#1nutella
37.19%
#2peanut butter
32.23%
#3homestyle sauce
13.22%
#4honey
11.57%
#5syrup
5.79%
Fastest Rising condiments Ingredients
#1syrup
10.22%
Fastest Falling condiments Ingredients
#1homestyle sauce
26.52%
#2honey
20.16%
#3nutella
13.28%
#4peanut butter
3.85%
fruits Trends Highlights the most popular fruits ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top fruits Ingredients
#1apple
29.04%
#2pie apples
22.27%
#3lemon
14.85%
#4strawberries
13.32%
#5bananas
8.3%
#6mango
6.99%
#7berries
5.24%
Fastest Rising fruits Ingredients
#1lemon
26.04%
#2pie apples
15.02%
Fastest Falling fruits Ingredients
#1berries
40%
#2strawberries
23.47%
#3mango
22.44%
#4bananas
12.85%
#5apple
12.14%
vegetables Trends Highlights the most popular vegetables ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top vegetables Ingredients
#1pumpkin
39.3%
#2peanuts
26.2%
#3peanut
20.52%
#4avocado
9.17%
#5soy free
4.8%
Fastest Rising vegetables Ingredients
#1soy free
#2avocado
7.72%
#3pumpkin
5.45%
Fastest Falling vegetables Ingredients
#1peanuts
54.76%
#2peanut
36.36%
nuts and seeds Trends Highlights the most popular nuts and seeds ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top nuts and seeds Ingredients
#1coconut
57.27%
#2pecans
25.99%
#3almonds
14.1%
#4cashews
2.64%
Fastest Rising nuts and seeds Ingredients
#1cashews
Fastest Falling nuts and seeds Ingredients
#1almonds
14.68%
#2coconut
2.3%
#3pecans
1.86%
alcohol Trends Highlights the most popular alcohol ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top alcohol Ingredients
#1wine
34.29%
#2bourbon
23.43%
#3whiskey
15.43%
#4cocktail
12%
#5rum
9.71%
#6beer
5.14%
Fastest Rising alcohol Ingredients
#1rum
#2whiskey
#3beer
#4cocktail
38.79%
#5bourbon
27.87%
#6wine
16.34%
meat Trends Highlights the most popular meat ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top meat Ingredients
#1bacon
44.7%
#2chicken
34.85%
#3steak
20.45%
Fastest Rising meat Ingredients
#1chicken
3.41%
Fastest Falling meat Ingredients
#1steak
43.12%
#2bacon
6.61%
grains Trends Highlights the most popular grains ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top grains Ingredients
#1oatmeal
43.75%
#2oats
32.14%
#3pasta
24.11%
Fastest Rising grains Ingredients
#1oats
55.12%
#2oatmeal
20.03%
Fastest Falling grains Ingredients
#1pasta
6.93%
seafood Trends Highlights the most popular seafood ingredients with caramel, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category
Top seafood Ingredients
#1fish
Fastest Rising seafood Ingredients
#1fish
0.83%

Diets & Traits

Why people choose this dish, and how it performed in various popular diets over the past year

Top Motivators The leading reasons consumers choose caramel compared to all other dishes
fitness
23.12%
snack
3.59%
weight loss
3.52%
Diets Over Time The dietary references with caramel over time
Dec '17Jan '18Feb '18Mar '18Apr '18May '18Jun '18Jul '18Aug '18Sep '18Oct '18Nov '1800.511.522.533.544.555.566.5
  • Vegan
  • Clean Eating
  • Gluten Free
  • Vegetarian

Restaurant Analysis

A look at the most popular caramel dishes served in restaurants, their price points, and popularity

Restaurant Penetration Percentage of restaurants that serve caramel

11.9%

Cuisine Penetration The most popular restaurant cuisine to feature caramel

fast food restaurant

41%
caramel Pricing Analysis Average price of caramel across the variously priced restaurants, from cheapest to most expensive
$8.36$10.02$7.78$8.52$5.81AVG$$$$$$$$$$
Most Popular caramel Dishes The most notable variations of caramel served across the country
DISH NAMERESTAURANTCITYSTATE
#1 Apple Caramel Crumb Pecan Chocolate Pecan Mom's Pie HouseJulianCalifornia
#2 Salted Caramel Cold Brew Coffee BJ's Restaurant and BrewhouseBeavercreekOhio
#3 Made Bourbon Caramel Humphry Slocombe Ferry BuildingSan FranciscoCalifornia
#4 Caramel French Toast Eggs Silver DinerFrederickMaryland
#5 Caramel Almond Brittle Nondairy Hand Packed Pint Ben & Jerry’sNew YorkNew York
#6 Brownie Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich peteybird ice cream sandwichesDenverColorado
#7 Gluten Free Caramel Churro Urban CookiesPhoenixArizona
#8 Sea Salt Caramel Sundae Ghiradelli Chocolate BostonBostonMassachusetts
#9 Salted Caramel Budino North ItaliaSanta MonicaCalifornia
#10 Caramel Macchiato Oakobing 오코빙Los AngelesCalifornia
Menu Items How many total instances of caramel found in restaurants across the country
62,850
Dish Count Per Menu The average number of caramel variations on a restaurant's menu
3.46

Home Cooking

Highlighting the leading online caramel recipes and their penetration

Recipe Count How many online recipes exist for caramel
10,094
Used As Ingredient How many online recipes use caramel as an ingredient
4,323
Top Online Recipes The most notable variations of caramel recipes found online, and how they have performed over the past year
#1

No-Bake Peanut Butter Caramel Bars from TipHero

#2

Healthy Date Caramel Sauce from dessertswithbenefits.com

#3

Rice Krispie Caramel Marshmallows from Lolly Jane

#4

Caramel Cake with Caramel Icing from The Food Charlatan

#5

Vegan Caramel Cheesecake from Downshiftology

#6

3 Ingredient Date Caramel (vegan and gluten-free) from Veganosity

#7

Vegan Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake from My Vibrant Kitchen

#8

Salted Caramel Chocolate Pillows from TGIF - This Grandma is Fun

#9

Salted Caramel Apple Pie (Vegan) from Wallflower Kitchen

#10

Paleo Pecan Caramel Cheesecake Bars from The Movement Menu