Photo: Dulce De Leche Recipe
Dulce de leche is a caramel-like spreadable topping, made from various kinds of milk and sugar, for toast or desserts from Latin countries. In Columbia they use goat's milk and call it Cajeta where as in Cuba they use cow's milk. In Mexico they use the method here. In the Caribbean they add vinegar, which curdles the milk and gives the dulce de leche a drier, more crumbly texture, so it is less spreadable and used as more of a filling.
Ingredients
Fondue:
- 3 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Dippers:
- Regular bananas
- Small bananas, like Manzano or red
- Strawberries
- Marshmallows
- Toasted cubes pound cake
- Pineapple chunks
- Anjou or Bartlett pear slices, unpeeled
- Fried wonton wrappers
- Bing cherries, with stem
Directions
Equipment: Fondue pot; fondue forks or wooden or metal skewers
Make the Fondue: Remove label from the cans. Stand the cans in a saucepan and add water to cover. (Note: Do NOT open or puncture the can in any way prior to cooking.) Bring the water to a gentle simmer and keep it there for 3 hours, adding water as needed to keep the cans submerged.
Allow the cans to cool before opening. The milk will have transformed into a smooth, creamy, caramel-colored sauce, dulce de leche! Pour into a warmed fondue pot and serve with assorted dippers and fondue forks.
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By kcf1
Raleigh, NC
on March 05, 2011
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I am giving this 5 stars since it was so incredibly easy and delicious. I did not notice any off or metallic tastes. My only warning: use an old pan. The saucepan I used still has some sort of sticky stuff in it that I can't scrub off, which I think may have been the glue on the cans which affixed the labels. Had I ruined my All-Clad pan, this may have been a 1 star recipe.
By gickiev
Columbus, OH
on December 13, 2010
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Very easy but has a metallic taste like the can.
By hazmat817_11147752
Arlington, TX
on October 01, 2008
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This was quite possibly the easiest dulce de leche recipe I have ever seen. Everyone seems to love it. I did cook it for a bit longer than recommended, and it came out Tasting like a caramel candy with every bite. I placed it on top of a cheesecake when finished, and I'm still getting rave reviews. Thanks ever so much.
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