Homemade Condensed Milk in 5 minutes

Homemade Condensed Milk Quickly (with Powdered Milk)

Traditional condensed milk can take hours to make with endless stirring, which can be very tiring. This quick, easy and effortless recipe for homemade condensed milk with milk powder will do the trick in just 5 minutes. With this method, you can make sweetened or unsweetened condensed milk since you are in control of the sugar.

How often have you been in a situation when you start making a recipe and realized that you don’t have one of the ingredients? Well, that happened to me this past week. I needed condensed milk to make my creamy semolina pudding. But when I went to get some at the store they were out. So I had to go old school and make some myself.

Often, some of you comment that you don’t get condensed milk where you live, or that its’ really expensive. So, I thought I’d show you how simple and easy it is to make condensed milk at home.

What is condensed milk?

As the name suggests it’s milk that has been condensed to about 1/3 of its original volume by evaporating the liquid over low slow cooking.

Traditional vs quick method to make condensed milk

The Traditional method – Truth be told, the traditional way to make condensed milk takes hours. That’s because it requires taking (4 cups) milk and heating it on low heat, stirring often until it is reduced about 1/4 of its original volume (1 cup).
That usually would take like an hour or more. Also, you do have to stir it frequently so it does not touch the bottom of the pan and get burnt.

The quick method – Thanks to modern technology and the availability of milk powder you can make condensed milk in 5 minutes. So basically what we are doing is instead of heating the milk and evaporating all the liquid we are instead adding the powdered milk. Which of course has also been made by evaporating liquid from the milk.

Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)

• Milk – it’s best to use whole milk that’s at least 3% fat. Skimmed milk has too much liquid so it will take longer to evaporate and you won’t get thick condensed milk. You can also use coconut milk, almond milk or oats milk.
• Milk powder – again, you don’t’ want to use skimmed milk powder as it will not give you a thick consistency.
• Sugar – I’ve used white sugar but you can use brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave syrup, or even sugar-free alternatives. Do take note though that what you use as sweeter will also flavor the condensed milk. For example, brown sugar adds a nice caramel flavor while maple makes a delicious maple condensed milk.
• Butter – I like to use unsalted white butter – the color of the butter you use will affect the color of your condensed milk.

Useful tips and tools

• Use a heavy bottom saucepan that will not stick to the bottom when heating
• A spatula does a great job of stirring but a whisk helps keep the mixture lump-free
• If necessary strain the mixture thru a sieve if there are too many lumps.
• Save any leftovers in a mason jar for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.

How to make Homemade Condensed Milk in 5 Minutes (Save/Pin)

• Place milk in a heavy-based saucepan and let come to an almost boil.
• Add sugar – stir until dissolved.
• When the sugar dissolves add in the milk powder stirring with a whisk to avoid any lumps.
• After the milk powder is incorporated add the butter and the vanilla.
• Stir on low for about a minute or two until the mixture comes to almost boil again.
• Remove from heat, strain to remove any undissolved milk powder.
• Let cool completely.
• The mixture will thicken further as it cools

And Voila!! You have your condensed milk ready and good to go.

Frequently asked questions

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Homemade Condensed Milk in 5 minutes

Author: Veena Azmanov

4.95 from 18 votes

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Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 5 mins

Calories: 329kcal

$5

Adjust Servings Here: 1 Cups

Description

Traditional condensed milk can take hours to make with endless stirring, which can be very tiring. This quick, easy and effortless recipe for homemade condensed milk will do the trick in just 5 minutes. With this method, you can make sweetened or unsweetened condensed milk. Since you are in control.

Equipment /Tools

• Saucepan (1.5 quarts)
• Measuring Cups
• Spatula
• Whisk

Ingredients

• 250 ml Whole milk
• 250 grams Milk powder
• 50 grams sugar
• 4  tbsp butter (unsalted)
• 1 tsp vanilla

Metric – US customary

ADJUST SERVINGS HERE – 1 Cups

Conversions – Switch between Metric & US for other measurement options

Instructions

• Place milk in a heavy based saucepan and let come to an almost boil.
• Add sugar – stir until dissolved.
• When sugar is dissolved add in the milk powder stirring with a whisk to avoid any lumps.
• After the milk powder has been well incorporated add the butter and the vanilla.
• Stir on low for about a minute or two until the mixture comes to almost boil again.
• Remove from heat, strain to remove any undissolved milk powder.
• Let cool completely.
• The mixture will thicken further as it cools.

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 45.8g | Protein: 14.3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 218mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 45.9g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

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