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Home » Condiments & Sauces » Dulce de Leche – Easy, One Ingredient Caramel Sauce

Dulce de Leche – Easy, One Ingredient Caramel Sauce

August 31, 2014 by Danielle Green 5 Comments

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One of my favorite ladies, Carol, showed me how to make the best tasting and easiest caramel sauce when I worked with her at a restaurant. She literally filled a pot with water, threw a sealed can of sweetened condensed milk in there and let it boil for a couple of hours. I was very scared this little metal can was going to explode from the pressure, but I figured what the heck, it wasn’t my kitchen! Haha, I just stayed out of the way!

This stuff is seriously legit. It tastes like my mom’s homemade caramel that she slaves over with a candy thermometer whisking constantly, but this is SO much easier!

I wanted to recreate this sauce at home, but I didn’t want to risk exploding cans of caramel in my own kitchen. The easiest solution was to simply empty the can of sweetened condensed milk into a glass canning jar, and cover the top loosely so the boiling water didn’t get into the caramel.

I did this and every 20-30 minutes I would give it a quick stir and add any water to the pot if too much had evaporated. Two hours later, I had a whole jar of delicious caramel sauce!

This is wonderful drizzled on top of some vanilla ice cream or it can be incorporated into so many fantastic recipes.

Dulce de Leche - Easy One Ingredient Caramel Sauce - Krafted Koch

Dulce de Leche - Easy One Ingredient Caramel Sauce - Krafted Koch
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Dulce de Leche - Easy, One Ingredient Caramel Sauce

Easy, one ingredient caramel sauce that is as good as it gets!
Prep Time2 mins
Cook Time2 hrs
Total Time2 hrs 2 mins
Course: Candy
Author: Danielle | Krafted Koch

Ingredients

  • 1 can of sweetened condensed milk I avoid off brands with this particular product, they don't tend to be as smooth

Instructions

  • Pour sweetened condensed milk into a glass pint jar. Scrunch a piece of tinfoil over the top and place in a large pot. Pour water up to within an inch of the top of the jar.
  • Boil the water for two hours. Check the caramel every 20-30 minutes to give it a quick stir and add any water if it has evaporated.
  • Remove the jar from the water and let cool. Screw on the lid and store refrigerated.
  • *It will thicken quite a bit as it cools.

 

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Filed Under: Condiments & Sauces, Desserts, Gluten-Free, Recipe Tagged With: Caramel, Dessert, Dulce de Leche


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Comments

  1. Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says

    August 31, 2014 at 7:20 am

    Nothing is better than sweetened condensed milk, and this takes it to a whole new level! How awesome!

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  2. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says

    August 31, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    I have wanted to try this for a long time! SO much easier than making caramel sauce any other way. Looks delicious!

    Reply
  3. Anne says

    August 31, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    Amazing!!! Dulce de leche is one of those things I have no control over!!!

    Reply
  4. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    September 3, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    Ummm bring me a spoon and a jar of this when I’m depressed I’m still pregnant ok? Delicious!

    Reply
  5. Donna R Murphy says

    December 4, 2018 at 2:48 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful! But I cheated and put it in my pressure cooker for 40 minutes.
    A little slice of heaven.

    Anybody know how long this will last outside the refer. Want to transport out of state.

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