Dulce de Leche

Name: Dulce de Leche
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1-1/4 cups
Ingredients: 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1 hour. + cooling

Yield 1-1/4 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

Here's how to make dulce de leche with a can of sweetened condensed milk.

Ingredients

1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 425. Pour sweetened condensed milk into a 9-in. pie plate. Cover the pie plate with foil. Place pie plate in a larger baking pan; add hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the pie plate.
Bake until sweetened condensed milk turns light brown, 1 to 1-1/4 hours, stirring halfway. Remove from water bath. Cool completely in pie plate on a wire rack. Whisk until smooth. Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 127 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 50mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

This simple and sweet dulce de leche is made with one ingredient: sweetened condensed milk. The thick caramel sauce can be used in cookies, cakes and toast! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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