How to make Caramel in a Can

SWMO wrote:
I make it in a crock pot, but I don't trust the cans so I put the milk in mason jars and cook until it's the right color.

Stellar idea! What with contamination from containers these days I think we'll switch to your method.

I make it in a crock pot, but I don't trust the cans so I put the milk in mason jars and cook until it's the right color.

My mother always made that for desert by serving a scoop with fresh banana slices and fresh homemade whipped cream. What a fabulous treat it was. I still make it and still love it.

Happytraveler wrote:
How to make Caramel in a Can

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Crockpot Method

My wife makes a marvelous Tres Leches Cake with dulce de leche.

You know, most crock pots are large enough to hold several cans and give you a good supply of that wonderful stuff.;)

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Pangaea Ron wrote:
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT let the pan boil dry after you go to bed. It makes lots of noise, and it will become adhered to walls, floor, and ceiling in a way that makes Gorilla Glue seem like wheat paste.

:B

Ditto that: Just ask my Mother-in-law!

Yikes, not good.

Pangaea Ron wrote:
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT let the pan boil dry after you go to bed. It makes lots of noise, and it will become adhered to walls, floor, and ceiling in a way that makes Gorilla Glue seem like wheat paste.

:B

Ditto that: Just ask my Mother-in-law!

I've done this using my pressure cooker...

Mixed with butter and powered sugar and it is the most wonderful caramel frosting!

After spending several months in Argentina, my wife used to make Dulce de Leche from condensed milk by boiling an unopened can in a pan of water. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT let the pan boil dry after you go to bed. It makes lots of noise, and it will become adhered to walls, floor, and ceiling in a way that makes Gorilla Glue seem like wheat paste.

In Argentina, there are restaurants that serve only Dulce de Leche and small croissants, Medialunas. It is a magnificent combination.