DIY Sweetened Condensed Milk
Make sweetened condensed milk at home from just milk, sugar, butter and vanilla, simmered low and slow until reduced to a syrupy thickness. The finished amount is comparable to a 14-ounce can; weigh it before using in a recipe.
⏱️ Prep: 5 min🍳 Cook: 240 min
Nutritionper 100 g›
300
Calories
5g
Protein
45g
Carbs
12g
Fat
Ingredients
| 2 cups (480 ml) | milk (whole yields the richest flavor) |
| 2/3 cup (80 g) | homemade confectioners' sugar (or 1/2 cup / 100 g granulated sugar) |
| 5 tablespoons (71 g) | unsalted butter, cut into pieces |
| 2 teaspoons (10 ml) | vanilla extract |
Instructions
- Place the sugar and milk in a heavy-bottomed, medium saucepan. Whisk to combine. Apply medium heat and stir frequently until the sugar has completely dissolved and the mixture comes to a low boil.
- Reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting. Add the butter; it should melt fairly rapidly.
- Let the mixture hover over this very low heat until it has reduced to a sweetened condensed milk-type syrupy thickness, checking every 10 minutes or so. This can take up to 4 hours.
- Stir in the vanilla extract. The finished liquid is comparable to a 14-ounce (400 g) can; weigh before using in a recipe.