homemade sweetened condensed milk

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Sweetened condensed milk is made with only two ingredients, sugar and milk. It is preferable to use whole milk. For this recipe, I will be using evaporated milk instead of the regular whole milk. Evaporated milk is milk that has been cooked down so that it is thicker than regular milk and it is shelf safe. 

Homemade sweetened condensed milk is cheaper than store bought condensed milk and you get to control the amount of sugar added. You can add sugar to your taste and it will come out good and equally tasty as the store bought version. You can use the sweetened condensed milk to make any recipe that calls for it such as ice cream, desserts and can be drizzled over toast or any snack and also to sweeten your coffee.

• Pour the milk into a sauce pan and heat it over medium heat until it is hot. When it gets hot, add the sugar and stir until it dissolves. Keep stirring frequently or every 1 -2 minutes intervals until it thickens up, The stirring prevents it from burning at the bottom. Do this for about 30 minutes or until it can coat the side of the pan or spatula. It may not look too thick at this point but it gets thicker as it cools down. Cool it a bit before pouring it into a jar. In order for it to not develop a thin film on top as it cools, stir it constantly before pouring it into a jar. Stirring it speeds up the cooling process too.
• Once it cools, pour into a jar and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight. You can keep it refrigerated for up to a week or longer.
• It tastes and looks like the store bought sweetened condensed milk.

Ingredients

1 can evaporated milk

1/2 cup granulated sugar