Dulce de Leche

This easy dulce de leche recipe makes a thick caramel, butterscotch-like sauce with only a can of sweetened condensed milk and patience. 

I found a pie recipe that I wanted to make, and it called for dulce de leche. After looking around online, I realized it was as easy as simmering a can of sweetened condensed milk for a few hours. That’s it! Thankfully, I had a couple of cans in the pantry, so I made this decadent and delicious dulce de leche recipe. You can use this sweet, rich sauce on pancakes, crepes, waffles, and ice cream or stir it into a latte.

Dulce de Leche

Ingredients:

• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (not a pull-tab can), or as many cans as you want, label removed

How to Make Dulce de Leche

Remove the label from the can(s).

Fill a large pot with enough water to cover the cans, laid sideways, by a few inches.

Bring the pot of water to a boil, then slightly cover and simmer for 2 hours for a light brown dulce de leche.  Side Note: Keep an eye on the water throughout the cooking time to ensure the cans remain submerged entirely by a few inches of water. 

Simmer for 3 hours for a darker brown dulce de leche.  Side Note: I cooked mine for 3 hours. 

Remove from the water and place on a towel to cool for an hour before opening.  Side Note: Do not attempt to open can while hot; this can cause pressurized hot dulce de leche to spray dangerously.

Transfer the cooled dulce de leche to an airtight jar or container and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks. Enjoy.