Dulce De Leche

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Dulce de Leche And 9 Ways To Use It

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In the midst of clearing my pantry, I found 4 cans of condensed milk that was close to its expiry date. That's a lot of condensed milk to use up within such short notice! I remembered reading about 'dulce de leche' a thick and sweet gooey paste that supposedly tasted like toffee. It was made by simmering a can of condensed milk for a few hours.  I had always wanted to try making that and now was the perfect time.

A quick google search under the Youtube channel and "CupcakeJemma" appeared. She provides clear instructions and I soon made 4 cans of dulce de leche which she says will keep 'indefinitely' unrefrigerated. She was right about how easy it was to make them. I hope she is also right about the 'indefinite' shelf live as I still have 3 cans in my pantry! I need to think up ways to use those 3 cans up. 

What did I do with 1 can? Before I go into that, let me tell you how my home made 'dulce de leche' taste.

It taste like condensed milk. Ok, with some caramel undertones. It does look appetising and has a very thick sticky texture. I read that it can be used in cakes, over ice cream, on bread, on toast, etcetera but what was my first choice of experimentation? On cookies!

I have since used up 1 can to come up with my recipe for a very chocolatey - 5-chocolate Chocolate Cookies. 5 chocolates?

1. Bar of 70% bittersweet chocolate
2. Cocoa powder
3. Chocolate chips
4. Chocolate nibs
5. White chocolate chips

That recipe will be in my upcoming post. Until then, here's how to make dulce de leche. For a video tutorial, I like CupcakeJemma. By the way, this way of making dulce de leche is pretty standard, quite possibly because it works!