I love making home made recipes of products that you buy in the store. I stumbled upon a recipe for making homemade ice cream and it needed condensed Milk. So my search began for this Condensed Milk, I couldn't find it! I literally went to every supermarket near home and in town. I just couldn't find it! I remembered I had seen it in one of the Tuskys Supermarkets but then I really had no interest in it. Now that I was looking for it, it was nowhere to be found. How now? I was going to make this ice cream come hell or high water so i searched if I could substitute the condensed Milk but that was not possible, so I had to search again for homemade Condensed Milk.I found one here form one of my favorite chefs that I stalk follow and watch her You Tube channel. So I made the condensed Milk and now I am ready to make my Ice cream! It's a simple recipe but requires you to be there and watch carefully so that the Milk does not crystallize. Here it is.
Ingredients
-2 Cups Milk (full/nonfat)
-2/3 Cups White Sugar
Method
Add the Milk into a heavy bottomed sauce pan
Add the sugar
Heat in low heat and stir until Sugar has dissolved
Once all sugar is dissolved bring mixture to a simmer over low/medium heat
Don't stir once mixture starts to simmer or it will crystallize or crack
Milk will have darkened to almost grey, reduced by half and thickened. If you notice some form forming at the top, gently skim it off with a spoon
Make sure you remove all the skim out and be careful it does not drop back into the simmering milk
Don't stir any sugary bits hanging around the rim of your pot, don't stir it back into your condensed Milk, this will crack your mix
Gently simmer for 35-40 minutes
When ready remove from heat and pour into a jar to cool
Let condensed Milk cool completely before putting on the airtight lid. Store in a jar in the fridge and it will store for months
MAKE CONDENSED MILK AT HOME
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Milk
- 2/3 Cup Sugar
Instructions
Add Milk and Sugar in a heavy deep bottomed panHeat in low heat and stir until Sugar has dissolvedOnce all sugar is dissolved bring mixture to a simmer over low/medium heatDon't stir once mixture starts to simmer or it will crystallize or crackMilk will have darkened to almost grey, reduced by half and thickened. If you notice some form forming at the top, gently skim it off with a spoonMake sure you remove all the skim out and be careful it does not drop back into the simmering milk. Don't stir any sugary bits hanging around the rim of your pot, don't stir it back into your condensed Milk, this will crack your mixGently simmer for 35-40 minutesWhen ready remove from heat and pour into a jar to coolLet condensed Milk cool completely before putting on the airtight lid. Store in a jar in the fridge and it will store for months
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 1 Cup