Homemade dulce de leche a Mexican caramel, is yummy drizzled on just about anything! It’s easy to make in a slow cooker. Give a decorated jar filled with dulce de leche for a gift!
You only need three ingredients to make Creamy Dulce de Leche, sweetened condensed milk and pure vanilla extract.
There are many ways you can do this, but this one is a no brainer. It’s made in a slow-cooker. Do not think you can put the slow-cooker on high and it will go faster, it will burn. Nice and slow. It depends on your slow-cooker how long this will take, anywhere from 8 to 10 hours.
You can make it a day ahead if using for a recipe. There are some folks around the world that cannot buy Dulce de Leche so I hope they can find sweetened condensed milk so they can make this yummy gooey, caramel dulce de leche!
Dulce de Leche would make wonderful gifts for any occasion! Use any way you can imagine, in recipes, topping on ice cream, dip for fruits, over pancakes or crepes! Drizzle it on anything and it will taste good even on savory food! Oh no, almost forgot, put it in your coffee hot or cold! Do you get the ideal now!
2-14 ounce cans sweetened condensed milk
1-2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (no imitation vanilla)
3-1/2 pint canning jars with lids and rings
Water
Slow Cooker
Get you’re canning jars ready.
Open both cans of sweetened condensed milk.
Divide among the three jars.
Wipe outside jars if there are spills; put lid and rings on and screw tightly.
Place the jars in a slow cooker; cover jars with water an inch above jars.
You may stand jars upright or lay on side however they fit best in cooker.
Put lid on your slow-cooker and set to low for 8 to 9 hours. You want the dulce de leche to reach a deep golden brown. Remove jars and let cool.
If you like open the jars and add ½ to 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into each jar. Replace lids and store in refrigerator. Should keep about one month if it is not gone before that!
Yields: 1 ½ cups
Photo Credit:
Kai Hendry, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
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What a memory you brought back. I remember as a child our "old lady" next door neighbor making this with me one day after school. The only difference was that she did not add anything- she called it a "science experiment" and just boiled the can. Once we opened it- surprise! Caramel~~
I like your recipe better- a nice gift with a spoon and some coffee as it is yummy in a cup.