Homemade Condensed Milk using three simple ingredients. Its texture is supremely creamy and thick. This stuff tastes just like milky caramelized sugar!
Have you ever tried making sweetened condensed milk at home?
If you answered no, you are in for a treat!
If you answered no, you are in for a bigger treat. You’d ask why!
Coz
Recipe PROs:
- This recipe tastes so much better than that store bought can. (Heck did you ever notice the price tag on it?)
- You will be immensely surprised at how creamy this recipe turns out. A pinch of a secret ingredient makes it happen.
So stay tuned!!!
Recipe Ingredients:
Easy peasy! 3 ingredients you have right now in your kitchen. And I am 275% sure of this fact!
They are:
- Milk: Any milk works. I like to use full fat. But seriously, 2 percent, or evaporated milk, even coconut milk can be used to make dairy free condensed milk.
- Sugar: To sweeten the milk.
- And a tiny pinch of Baking soda: Believe me, it is the game changer of this recipe. We will add it after we switch off the flame. Baking soda will instantly make your milk frothy and supremely creamy!
How to make homemade condensed milk
You can make this recipe at home in 3 easy steps!
- Step 1: Add sugar to milk in a sauce pan.
- Step 2: Boil the mixture till it thickens. Stir frequently in between. We don’t wan’t it to form lumps.
- Step 3: Switch the flame off. Add a dash of baking soda and watch the magic happening in your pan!
- Step 4: This step is entirely optional! If you notice any traces of lumps in your condensed milk, run it through a sieve.
Is Sweetened Condensed Milk supposed to be thick?
Yes, it is fairly thick and creamy in texture.
Which is thicker Evaporated milk or condensed milk?
Short answer is condensed milk.
How do you thicken sweetened condensed milk?
Boil milk and sugar on medium-high heat (stirring continuously) for about 15-20 mins. It will thicken. Add a pinch of baking soda after turning the flame off.
Can evaporated milk be substituted for sweetened condensed milk?
I’d advice against it. As evaporated milk is thinner than condensed milk, so it will affect the texture of your final product.
How much sugar do you add to evaporated milk to make condensed milk?
3/4 cup for 1 can of evaporated milk . Boil it till the mixture thickens!
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Homemade Condensed Milk
Ingredients
- 2 Cups (500 ml) Full Fat Milk (even 2% works)
- 3/4 Cup (150 gms) Granulated Sugar
- a pinch Baking Soda
Instructions
- 1. Pour milk to a thick bottomed sauce pan over medium heat. Add sugar to it.
- 2. Whisk or keep stirring with a spatula until it thickens. Take care to stir it continuously, so it doesn't stick to the botton of your pan. This will take about 15-25 minutes.
- 3. Switch flame off and add a pinch of baking soda to this mixture.
- 4. Keep stirring in intervals as the milk is cooling. This will prevent the condensed milk from forming a layer on top.
- 5. Allow to cool down to room temperature. Store in a clean jar!
Can one make condensed milk without sugar?
I have not tried it without sugar ever but I am afraid no!
Thank you for the recipe!
What can I do if it needs to be further reduced *after* I added the baking soda?
(After a night in the fridge it is still extremely runny so I must’ve took it off the stove too early….)
However since the baking soda is already in it i’m not sure if there’s any way to thicken it?? Ir any kind of heat will make it foam?
Thank you 🙏
Hi Tami! So that baking soda you added has done it’s work when it got dropped in hot milk. You can reheat it once again and thicken to your liking. It should be fine.
How long can the milk last if it is not in a fridge?
I believe it should be okay for a day if it isn’t too hot. I recommend storing condensed milk in refrigerator if not using right away!
What sort of coconut milk? From a can or the drinking kind?
Hi Fiona! Canned one will do, just use full fat for better texture. 🙂
How much milk, sugar and baking soda??
It is all there in the recipe card above this comments section.
It’s 1am and I ran out of condensed milk for my cassava cake. Didn’t have any full fat milk, just a can of evap and I was on my wits end coz most condensed recipes use the full fat until I came across this one. You’re a life-saver! I’ll give this a ten if I can.
This is marvelous intact it’s so perfect I rate by five stars
Can you substitute molasses instead of sugar, wholly or in part?
Hi! I have never made condensed milk using molasses, sorry can’t comment on that!
This is one of those good recipes to know by heart so I don’t panic when I run out of condensed milk and can’t stop by the store to get some. 🙂