Homemade Dulce de Leche
A rich and creamy caramel spread made by slowly cooking milk and sugar until caramelized. This classic Latin American confection can be prepared either on the stovetop or using sweetened condensed milk in the oven.
Ingredients
- •4 cups milk
- •1¼ cups sugar
- •¼ teaspoon baking soda
- •1 teaspoon vanilla
- •1 can sweetened condensed milk
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Stir together 4 cups milk, 1 1/4 cups sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and thickened, about 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. (After about an hour, stir more often as milk caramelizes, to avoid burning.) Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Transfer to a bowl to cool. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
105 min
- 2.
Heat oven to 425°F with rack in middle. Pour the contents of 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate and cover tightly with foil. Set plate in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up pie plate. Bake milk in middle of oven 45 minutes. Check water level and add additional, if necessary, then continue to bake 45 minutes more, or until milk is thick and brown. Remove pie plate from water bath and cool, uncovered. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
90 min
