Make this Dulce De Leche recipe and top on cakes, ice cream, cookies and any dessert! This rich homemade Mexican caramel sauce is simply divine!
Delce De Leche Recipe
In California we can buy dulce de leche pre-made. It’s usually near the baking section by the sweetened condensed milk.
It’s not something I usually stock in my pantry, but of course at 10:00 pm one evening I wanted to experiment with it, and I wished I had a can stashed away. Â
Instead of scrapping my idea and waiting to buy a pre-made can of Dulce De Leche, I searched on the internet for a recipe.
I was surprised to learn that it’s fairly simple to make, and I had the two main ingredients; sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk.
I experimented with two different techniques, the stovetop and the microwave.
There’s a great guide on About.com, which also includes a third method of caramelizing the condensed milk right in the can.
That process takes about four hours, so I crossed that off my must try list pretty quickly.
Both the microwave and stovetop approach still takes patience, so don’t be in a rush. You’ll be beyond pleased with your homemade Dulce De Leche!
Dulce De Leche "Sweet Milk" Recipe
A popular Mexican caramel topping that can be added to cakes, cookies or eaten right from a spoon!
Ingredients
- 1 can (12 ounce) evaporated milk
- 1 can (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt (optional)
- 3 cinnamon sticks (optional)
Instructions
Notes
Store in the refrigerator for up to one month.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 28Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 27mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g
Please note that the nutritional information provided are guidelines and may vary based on the brand of products used. For your specific nutritional goals use My Fitness Pal or Verywell Fit recipe calculators. All content within this site is not intended as medical diagnosis or treatment and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical expertise.
This is where you really have to exercise your patience. Grab a stool, chat on your phone, turn up the music….
pour yourself a glass of wine, and keep stirring!!
You should have tasted this a couple of times by now, and I know you want to lick that spatula…no one is watching 🙂
For the stovetop method I doubled the recipe and used the lower sugar condensed milk. Â
Now my homemade Dulce De Leche is ready to be used in this dulce de leche frappe!
Dulce De Leche "Sweet Milk" Recipe
A popular Mexican caramel topping that can be added to cakes, cookies or eaten right from a spoon!
Ingredients
- 1 can (12 ounce) evaporated milk
- 1 can (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt (optional)
- 3 cinnamon sticks (optional)
Instructions
Notes
Store in the refrigerator for up to one month.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 28Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 27mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g
Please note that the nutritional information provided are guidelines and may vary based on the brand of products used. For your specific nutritional goals use My Fitness Pal or Verywell Fit recipe calculators. All content within this site is not intended as medical diagnosis or treatment and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical expertise.
I also added it to my coffee….oh, sweet heaven.
Sandra Shaffer
My favorite is to add Dulce De Leche to coffee and ice cream! Such a versatile sauce.
Aunt Bee
Oh my goodness! I am so making your homemade dulce de leche sweet milk! DROOLING!!!!
Sandra Shaffer
I hope you find lots of tasty thing to add this dulce de leche to! I love the smell as it’s cooking!
Lori Who Needs A Cape?
This sounds absolutely amazing, love it!
Sandra Shaffer
This sauce is so decadent! It’s time to make more!
Michaela ~ An Affair from the Heart
Decadent!! I could eat this for breakfast!
Sandra Shaffer
Yes, I’ve eaten this sauce for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! haha
Norma Chang
This is a real special treat.
Sandra
and made with lots of love with all that stirring 🙂
lovefoodies
Hi, I came to your blog via MB Things i know on FB, after seeing your post there! What a super recipe, and just wanted to say you had me drooling all the way through your instructions!!! Wonderful!
Thanks for sharing one of my favourite sins! Mary
Sandra
Thank you Mary for stopping by and for the nice comment 🙂 I have so much to explore, which includes visiting your site!!
Heather @ SugarDish(Me)
You added it to coffee?
Genius.
I have never made dulce de leche– it’s on my never ending list– I wanna make it and then turn it into FROSTING. Mmmmmmmm.
Sandra
This was my first time to make it and I’m hooked! It is so darn good!! Great minds think alike 😉 Stay tuned for my next post!