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Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Name: Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups whole milk; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2-3/4 cup sugar, depending on your preference (the full amount makes it quite sweet); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sweetened condensed milk can be made with ingredients that are probably already in your kitchen. Cooking sweetened condensed milk will take time, but when you taste it, you may never want to buy it in a can again.

45 min total 5 min prep 40 min cook 8 111 cal

Ingredients

8 serv.

2 cups whole milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2-3/4 cup sugar, depending on your preference (the full amount makes it quite sweet)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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1 Combine the milk, sugar, and salt in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Turn the heat to medium high. Whisk the milk until the sugar is dissolved. Allow the milk to come to a very gentle simmer.
2 Once the sugar is dissolved, lower the heat to maintain a simmer. Do not whisk again (more whisking will create crystals on the sides of the pan). Do not allow the milk to go beyond simmering. If you see the milk foaming up, lower the heat immediately to prevent burning and spilling. Simmer the milk uncovered, stirring occasionally to scrape the bottom of the pan, until the volume is reduced by half. This may take 30 to 45 minutes.
3 When the body of the condensed milk is similar to maple syrup and deepens in color somewhat, the condensed milk is ready. Stir in the vanilla. Remove from heat. If there are solids or foam in the condensed milk, pour it through a wire strainer. Allow to cool.
4 Place cooled condensed milk in a container with a tight-fitting lid and label with the date it was made. It will last for 1 month in the refrigerator. Did you love the recipe? Leave us stars below!