Caramel pairs well with most desserts including vanilla ice cream or vanilla flavors, apples or other tart flavors, most cookie recipes, coffee, ginger and allspice, pumpkin, chocolate or fudge, and cinnamon. Breakfast foods like smoothies, milkshakes, pancakes, yogurt, waffles, and fruit dips all go great with this recipe. Salted caramel also pairs with salty flavors like popcorn (caramel corn), brie, or pretzels.