If you've ever sampled the rich creamy caramel-like sauce dulce de leche, you probably think it takes long hours to make and a great deal of knowledge. It's glorious and tastes like a bit of heaven. Dulce de leche translated means “candy or sweet of milk.” It has a rich deep color that you can make darker with just a small adjustment in the length of time you cook it.
You don't have to have any special thermometers or cooking utensils to make this one. All it takes is a slow cooker, tongs, and a can opener. It only uses two ingredients, too.
The actual ingredient, a can of sweetened condensed milk and water to set the can in and cook it. That's strictly amazing. You end up with a sauce that's so delicious you'll want to put it on top of every dessert.
Extra tips
Making this slow cooked sweetened milk has a few “rules” you need to remember. The first is put the cans in the cooker unopened, labels and all.
Secondly, you need to make certain you have enough warm water in the cooker to be above the can by at least one or two inches. Finally, and most importantly, don't forget the cool it down time after it's done. While you might want to open the can immediately---DON'T!!!
It's dangerous and can explode. When you take the can or cans out of the slow cooker, use tongs and submerge the cans in cold water for at least ten minutes to cool.
Once cool, it's safe to open it. The final “must do” is to remove the creamy, caramel-like substance from the can if you're not going to use it right away and transfer it to an air-tight container or jar with a lid.
You'll find so many wonderful ways to use this sauce, whether it's to make your morning coffee a special treat, turn graham crackers or ice cream into an elegant dessert or drizzle over crepes. You can thin it by adding milk, darken it by cooking a couple hours longer or store it in the fridge and warm it for a treat when guests arrive. It also makes an excellent gift that's inexpensive and thoughtful.
Ingredients
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14-oz can)
Step by step instructions:
1 Put the condensed milk cans in a slow cooker.
2 Fill them with water until the water is about 1" above the cans.
3 Set your slow cooker for 8 hours on low.
4 Once it's done, take them off using thongs and let it cool OR you can submerge the cans in cold water to cool down before opening.
5 Transfer the mixture into an air tight containers or into jars.
Caution: Do Not Open the Cans While HOT.
Full Recipe
Dulce De Leche Made in a Slow Cooker
Pin RecipeEquipments:
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients:
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14-oz can)
Instructions:
- Put the condensed milk cans in a slow cooker.
- Fill them with water until the water is about 1" above the cans.
- Set your slow cooker for 8 hours on low.
- Once its done, take them off using thongs and let it cool OR you can submerge the cans in cold water to cool down before opening.
- Transfer the mixture into an air tight containers or into jars.
- Caution: Do Not Open the Cans While HOT.
Nutrition Information:
Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
