Homemade Dulce de Leche

Learn how to make homemade dulce de leche - only one ingredient necessary !

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Dulce de leche is an amazing milky sweet caramel spread - it's perfect on bread or brioche, and nothing beats a spoonful of dulce de leche right out of the jar ! You could also use dulce de leche in or on ice cream. Dulce de leche is really easy to make : you will need a can of sweetened condensed milk... and some patience ! You will understand why if you keep reading :)

How to make dulce de leche :

Put the unopened can of sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan filled with water. Make sure the water comes up to an inch or two above the can !
Set the saucepan on medium-high heat to simmer for 2 hours, checking every 30 minutes to make sure the can of sweetened condensed milk is still covered in water. If it's not or if water has evaporated, add water.
After 2 hours, turn the heat off and leave the can in the hot water for another 30 minutes.
Using tongs, take the can of sweetened condensed milk (now delicious dulce de leche) out of the water, and let it cool down completely before opening it !
Once the dulce de leche has cooled down, open the can and transfer the dulce de leche to a jar or airtight container, and keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.


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Here's the recipe for dulce de leche :

Homemade Dulce de Leche
by A Cup Of Sprinkles

Learn how to make homemade dulce de leche - only one ingredient necessary !

Cook time : 2 hours + 30 minutes
1 can
Keywords : Dulce de leche, sweetened condensed milk

Ingredients :
1 can of sweetened condensed milk

Instructions :

Put the unopened can of sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan filled with water (make sure the water level is an inch or 2 above the can)), and set the saucepan on the stove (medium-high heat) to simmer for about 2 hours. Check regularly (every 30 minutes) to make sure the can is still covered with water, adding water if necessary.

After 2 hours, turn the heat off, and leave the can in the hot water for another 30 minutes.

Take the can of sweetened condensed milk out of the water with tongs, and let it cool down completely before opening it.

Transfer the dulce de leche to a glass jar, and keep in the fridge for up to 2 or 3 weeks.