Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
Sweetened condensed milk is a staple for many custard pies, including pumpkin, key lime, and sour orange pie. Whether you've run out of store bought sweetened condensed milk or you want to make homemade and control the ingredients in it, this is the perfect recipe for homemade sweetened condensed milk. I hope you enjoy this sweet and creamy treat!
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Whole milk
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 2 Tsp vanilla
- 1/4 Tsp salt
Instructions
- This recipe yields approximately 14 ounces. The same amount that comes in a can of store bought sweetened condensed milk. 2 cups will yield approximately 7 to 8 ounces. I recommend splitting the recipe in half and cooking the milk in two separate pans. This way, the cooking time will remain the same. If you cook the 4 cups of milk all in one pan instead of two, it will make the cooking time longer.
- Start by placing the milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a frying pan. Slowly warm the ingredients over a low medium heat while stirring.
- Then, once the sugar is fully dissolved, reduce the heat to low.
- Come back to the mixture at least every ten minutes, stirring. Making sure the milk doesn't burn.
- Scrape down the sides and be sure to get any milk on the bottom of the pan while mixing. There may be chunks as it cooks. The mixture will be strained at the end of cooking.
- Once the liquid has reduced by half. This takes approximately 1 hrs and 30 minutes to 2 hours. Take the liquid off of the heat and strain, removing any chunks.
- Now your homemade sweetened condensed milk is ready!