If you are a fan of caramel, you absolutely must try dulce de leche. It's a thicker, sweeter version of caramel that almost but not really adapts the chewy texture you get from eating a soft caramel candy.
There are a ton of recipes that call for using dulce de leche but it isn't always easy to find in the stores. Even at Wegman's where I can typically find absolutely everything I need and could ever think of, I can only find dulce de leche around the holidays. But this caramel sauce is way too good to limit yourself to only a few months out of the year.
Luckily, you can make it at home with only some very, very basic ingredients and a bit of patience.
Recipe
Crock Pot Dulce De Leche
Ingredients
- 2 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk
- 3 8 oz. mason jars
- 6 quart crock pot or larger
Directions
- 1. Divide both cans of sweetened condensed milk into the three mason jars.
- 2. Wipe the seal of any drips then add lids to mason jars.
- 3. Place in the crock pot and add enough water so the lids are covered by at least ½ inch of water.
- 4. Cook on low for 6-10 hours. (Six hours will result in a lighter, thinner caramel and ten hours will produce a darker, thicken caramel.)
- 5. Turn off the crock pot and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
- 6. Remove from the crock pot and place on the counter to cool to room temperature.
Notes
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Good luck keeping this in your fridge for four weeks. I guarantee you that you'll find new things to put this sauce on just because it's so tasty you won't be able to stop eating it. Later today I'll be sharing a cookie sandwich recipe with you that I made for #Choctoberfest that includes this super amazing sauce!
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