Dulce de Leche Recipe

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Joshua Bousel
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Joshua Bousel
Joshua Bousel is a Serious Eats old-timer, having started sharing his passion for grilling and barbecue recipes on the site back in 2008. He continues to develop grilling and barbecue recipes on his own site, The Meatwave, out of his home base of Durham, North Carolina.
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Updated March 26, 2025
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Recipe Details

Dulce de Leche Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Cook 60 mins
Active 3 mins
Cooling Time 5 mins
Total 70 mins
Makes 1 cup
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Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Pour sweetened condensed milk into a small glass baking dish or pie plate and cover with aluminum foil. Place dish in a larger baking dish and pour in hot water until it reaches halfway up the side of the smaller dish. Transfer to oven and cook until condensed milk has become deep golden brown, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and whisk dulce de leche while still hot. Let cool slightly and then use while still warm or transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to a month.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1717 Calories
47g Fat
291g Carbs
42g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories 1717
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 47g 60%
Saturated Fat 29g 147%
Cholesterol 182mg 61%
Sodium 679mg 30%
Total Carbohydrate 291g 106%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 291g
Protein 42g
Vitamin C 14mg 70%
Calcium 1519mg 117%
Iron 1mg 6%
Potassium 1984mg 42%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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