{"id":19016,"date":"2019-06-20T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=19016"},"modified":"2020-08-31T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T15:14:59","slug":"dulce-de-leche-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/dulce-de-leche-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Dulce de Leche Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to make your own Dulce de Leche with just one simple ingredient. This recipe is easy, delicious, and can be used so many different ways!<\/em><\/p>\n

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What is Dulce de Leche? <\/h2>\n

Have you ever made your own dulce de leche? I used to think that something so delicious had to be difficult to make at home. It wasn’t until I learned that you can make your own with just one ingredient (yes, just ONE) that I realized it’s actually incredibly easy!<\/p>\n

Dulce de leche is kind of similar to caramel, but it’s made by caramelizing milk and sugar. It’s much thicker than regular caramel and is incredibly delicious too!<\/p>\n

So today I’m showing you step-by-step how to make your own plus several different ways you can use it!<\/p>\n

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What You Need To Make It<\/h2>\n

To make your own dulce de leche you only need one ingredient – sweetened condensed milk<\/strong>. I used Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk here, but I’ve also used the store brands and they work just as well so stick with whatever is easier for you.<\/p>\n

Note that sweetened condensed milk is not <\/em>the same thing as evaporated milk. It’s ultra thick, creamy, and is very sweet, whereas evaporated milk is much runnier and isn’t sweetened. <\/p>\n

How To Make Dulce de Leche<\/h2>\n

There are a few different ways that you can make dulce de leche, like in a pressure cooker, but this is the way that I prefer to make it.<\/p>\n

Before getting started, set a large pot of water on the stove to boil. The water will be used for a water bath, which I’ll show you and explain later. You will also want to preheat your oven to 425\u00b0F (218\u00b0C).<\/p>\n

You’ll pour one 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk into a small baking dish. I used an 8-inch square glass dish, but a 9-inch pie plate or something similar will work too. Just make sure that it will fit in a larger roasting pan for your water bath.<\/p>\n

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Then, cover the baking dish with some foil and place it in a large roasting pan. Next, fill the roasting pan with the hot water that you set on the stove to boil earlier until it reaches halfway up the sides of the baking dish.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Once you’ve added the hot water, carefully transfer the roasting pan to the oven and let the sweetened condensed milk bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes. I suggest checking it at the 90-minute mark and seeing how it looks. The mixture should be thick and amber in color if it’s not quite there yet just let it bake for another 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

Make sure to check the water level in the pan too and add more if needed about halfway through the baking time.<\/p>\n

Once you remove the roasting pan from the oven, carefully remove the smaller baking dish and remove the foil on top. Then, whisk the dulce de leche for a couple of minutes until it’s nice and smooth.<\/p>\n

Once you’ve whisked it, place the baking dish on a wire rack and let it cool completely. Once cooled you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.<\/p>\n

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Different Ways To Use It<\/h2>\n

Here a few of my favorite ways to use this sauce!<\/p>\n