Sweetened Condensed Milk can typically be found at your local grocery store in 14 oz cans, but it is super simple to make if you prefer homemade or if your stores don’t have it in stock. Here are TWO different ways that you can make your own.
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What is Sweetened Condensed Milk?
Sweetened Condensed Milk is simply milk that has been boiled to decrease the water content and then had sugar added. Evaporated milk is the same thing minus the sugar addition.
How to Make Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
#1 Light Sweetened Condensed Milk
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2/3 cup honey OR white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Directions
1. Add milk and honey/sugar to a small-medium sauce pan.
2. Heat on low to dissolve the sugar or honey. Make sure that it is all dissolved well before moving to the next step.
3. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Do not stir while the mix is simmering or the sugar could crystallize.
4. Simmer for about 35 minutes. The milk will reduce by about 1/2 and thicken during this time.
5. Remove from heat and add in the vanilla extract.
6. When it is finished, do not stir in any sugar crystals that might have formed on the sides of the pan. Let it cool and store it in an airtight container like a mason jar for 1-2 weeks in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.
7. Use this homemade sweetened condensed milk to make homemade coffee creamer recipe or any other recipe that calls for sweetened condensed milk.
Homemade Evaporated Milk
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup whole milk
Instructions
- Add whole milk to a small-medium sauce pan.
- Bring the milk to a simmer over medium heat.
- Once it has started to simmer, lower the heat and continue to simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
- Gently stir to keep the milk from scorching on the bottom of the pan.
- After simmering, the milk should be reduced by a little over half... leaving you with one cup of homemade evaporated milk.
#2 No-Cook Sweetened Condensed Milk with Raisins
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup raisins
Directions
1. Combine milk and raisins in a glass jar.
2. Place the jar in the fridge for 24 hours.
3. Strain the raisins out of the milk. Discard the raisins in your compost pile or use them in cereal or oatmeal.
4. Store this sweetened condensed milk in an airtight container, like a mason jar, for 1 week in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.
Homemade Light Brown Sugar
Ingredients
- 1 cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 TBSP Molasses
Instructions
- Pour one cup of sugar into a small-medium sized bowl.
- Cut in one TBSP of molasses using a fork.
- Continue mixing/cutting in the molasses until the it is well combined with the sugar.
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