Description
Make rich, creamy caramel (dulce de leche) right in your slow cooker with just a can of sweetened condensed milk. A no-fuss, hands-off method for perfect caramel every time.
Ingredients
Scale
2 cans sweetened condensed milk (unopened)
Water (enough to fully submerge cans)
Slow cooker (3L or larger)
Tongs or slotted spoon
Clean towel
Instructions
- Remove the labels from the cans of condensed milk.
- Place the unopened cans on their sides in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Fill the cooker with water until the cans are submerged by at least 1 inch.
- Set the slow cooker to LOW and cook for 7 to 8 hours.
- Turn off the heat and let the cans cool completely in the water or on a towel overnight.
- Once cool, open the cans and enjoy your homemade dulce de leche!
Notes
Do not open hot cans. Store unopened cooked cans at room temperature for up to 3 months. Once opened, transfer to an airtight jar and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Latin American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: dulce de leche, slow cooker caramel, condensed milk caramel