- 1
- 20 mins
- 30 mins
Ingredients
- ALTERNATE METHOD:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoon powdered milk
- 1 1/2 c. whole milk
- 1/2 or 2/3 c. unrefined sugar
- 3 Tbs. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
Combine all ingredients.
Heat to boiling.
Cook until thick, this will take 15 to 20 minutes.
This equals one can.
ALTERNATE METHOD:
Mix sugar and milk together in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
Stirring often, bring to a low simmer over medium-low heat.
As soon as steam starts lifting off the milk, lower the heat even further, and when the sugar is entirely dissolved, put the heat as low as it can go.
A simmer burner is great for this.
The goal is to reduce the quantity in the pot (which is now about 1 3/4 cups) by approximately half.
It takes about 2 hours at very low heat to reduce to one cup of liquid.
You could speed it up a bit if you watch carefully and stir often.
Once reduced to your satisfaction, whisk in the butter and vanilla.
The recipe is equivalent to just less than one whole can of brand name sweetened condensed milk.
One can = 14 ounces. The can is equal to 1 1/4 cups liquid.