Dulce de Leche

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Total Time:
3 hr 5 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
3 hr 0 min
Yield:
about 1 cup
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 quart whole milk
  • 12 ounces sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Combine the milk, sugar, vanilla bean and seeds in a large, 4-quart saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the baking soda and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered at a bare simmer. Stir occasionally, but do not re-incorporate the foam that appears on the top of the mixture. Continue to cook for 1 hour. Remove the vanilla bean after 1 hour and continue to cook until the mixture is a dark caramel color and has reduced to about 1 cup, approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for up to a month.

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  • on March 29, 2013

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    Alton Brown, I not only love the science and logic behind your recipes, they all work well and taste great!
    I tried to make this recipe without the baking soda and it took longer to thicken and make that beautiful caramel color.
    Thank you

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  • on February 23, 2013

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    Thank you Gretchin for your review. I making it your way and will let you know how it turns out. I too didn't like the thought of adding baking soda or the vanilla bean. One hour to go!

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  • on November 25, 2012

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    After going to Starbucks and ordering a Salted Caramel Mocha and having them charge me $7.23 I decided to try to make my own at home. My foodie son Jovan told me I could not use regular caramel but to make Alton's DuLce de Leche. I fell asleep during the first batch and after I threw out the pan that now weighted about 6 extra pounds of solid black rock candy I made a perfect batch that I poured into a squeeze bottle that I have used all week. Alton Brown....you are the best. My entire family votes you as number one best foodie on earth.

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