Sweetened Condensed Milk

By Hklbrries

Dear Heloise: I was in the middle of making a Key Lime Pie and realized that the sweetened condensed milk I thought I had was actually evaporated milk. I had used the condensed milk in another recipe weeks earlier. Is it possible to make sweetened condensed milk?

Judy Steward, Omaha, NE

Heloise: Yes, Judy, it is possible, and it's pretty easy to make sweetened condensed milk.

Ingredients

• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp butter

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all the ingredients in a blender. Start mixing on LOW speed for a minute or two. Increase the speed and continue to blend until smooth, with no obvious sugar granules. You can take a drop or two and rub it between your fingers to feel if there are sugar granules. This will make enough milk to equal a can, but be aware that the consistency will not be what you are used to with the store-bought version.