Dulché de Leché

Hello everyone

Today I'm going to share with you how to make Dulché de Leché. What is that, you may ask?

Well, it is this...




A delicious caramel that goes with almost anything! In many countries you can buy this caramel ready-made, but here in Sweden you can't. So if you want to taste this little piece of heaven, you have to make it yourself.

I use it often as a cake filling, on it's own or mixed together with some whipped cream. It goes especially well with chocolate and bananas...

So, how do you make it?

It's very simple...the only problem is that it takes quite some time...but, hey, good things come to those who wait...and this is definitely worth the wait ;-)

Buy 1 tin of condensed milk...



Put the closed can into a pot of water (yes, that's right...DO NOT open the can), put the lid on and let it boil for 3-4 hours, making sure that the pot doesn't boil dry. Top up with water when needed. The longer the caramel boils, the thicker it will get, so if you want a runny caramel (perfect as a sauce for ice-cream) only boil for about 2 hours. If, when you open the can, it is too firm and you would like the caramel a little more runny, all you have to do is mix in some milk or cream until you get the right consistency.




That's it...it's that easy!

Happy baking...and try not to eat all the caramel straight out of the can ;-)

Love,
Heidi