Easy Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe

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Easy Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe

Did you know you can make sweetened condensed milk with shelf-stable ingredients that you might already have in your pantry? It's thick and creamy with a buttery vanilla flavor, and it takes just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes!

Course Condiments

Cuisine American

Keyword How to Make Condensed Milk in 5 Minutes, How to Make Sweetened Condensed Milk, How to Make Sweetened Condensed Milk From Powdred Milk, Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 0

Servings servings

Calories 78kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Equipment

High speed blender

Ingredients

3/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 1/4 cups nonfat powdered milk
4 tablespoons butter powder (see Notes)
1/2 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract optional
1 pinch salt optional

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Instructions

Add all ingredients to a blender and process on high until it’s well-mixed and starts to thicken, about 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides as necessary. (Don’t go longer than that; it will thicken more as it cools.)
Store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to 1 month and use it any way you’d use regular sweetened condensed milk.

Notes

Recipe Yield and Serving Size: This recipe makes about 1 1/4 cups of sweetened condensed milk, which is 20 (1-tablespoon) servings.
Blender: You don't need a high-speed blender to make this! This recipe will work fine in a regular blender, but pay attention. If it feels like your blender is starting to get too hot, turn it off and let the motor rest and cool down for a bit before finishing blending.
Butter Powder: Although you can make this recipe with only shelf-stable pantry items, you can swap out the powdered butter if you don't have it. Simply use the same amount of regular butter (melted) instead.
Salt: It's completely optional, but I like to add a pinch of salt. I find that it helps round out the flavor perfectly.
This Thickens as it Cools: Don't be tempted to alter the amounts. When this is done blending it will still be a bit on the thin side; however, it will thicken significantly as it cools.

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