Dulce de Leche

Make your own dulce de leche at home! It's a thick, creamy, perfectly sweet confection made be heating sweetened milk. It has a beautiful nutty color and wonderful depth of flavor, which I would describe as a milky caramel. Dulce de leche is a really versatile ingredient you can use in cakes, cupcakes, sundaes and on cookies. You can't find it in many markets so I wanted to show you a couple very easy ways to make it at home!

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[jazzman-tggk]

I’ve been watching you so much, my kid is walking around the house saying “hi, I’m John Kennel, and I’m here to teach you Delicious recipes to share with your family and friends!

[lynnleavitt]

I came here because I have been craving dulce de leche. I was married to an Argentiean for 20 years before she passed away and it was she who introduced it to me. She made it a few times but would also buy it at a local market that caters to latinos. I need to buy several cans of La Lechera brand sweetened condensed milk now because if I'm gonna make it, I'm doing more than one can. I have heard of the cans exploding if you don't keep them covered with water. A tip I've learned is to boil water separately before adding to the pot with the cans so you maintain simmering temperature.

[martinbergman]

Chocotorta is an argentinian cake you must try:

Equal parts of dulce de leche and cream cheese mixed
chocolate cookies (without cream)
Chocolate ganache

you soak the cookies in milk or in black coffee and you lay them on your tray. Then spread the mixture over the layer you just made and repeat 3 to 4 times. Then cover with chocolate ganache.

Its suculent and very delicious, HACELO.

[cookiesnyder]

Hi John, there's a third method using an electric pressure cooker or instant pot (this is how I make dulce de leche). Place the trivet at the bottom of the pressure cooker liner. Remove the label from the can of condensed milk and sit it on the trivet. Add enough water to cover the can. Place the valve on the lid, close the lid and set to cook on high for 20 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally. Once pressure has released, remove can from pot and allow to cool completely.

[eugeengelhardt]

If you add a bit of cornstarch (dissolved in water/milk) to the mix you get “dulce de leche repostero” which is firmer and perfect to fill cakes 😉

[VIDEOGAMEPLUS]

YOU SHOULD READ THIS! A TIP FROM BRAZIL!

Here we put the condensed milk into a pressure cooker with the same amount of water you said, just enough to cover the can but not to fill the pressure cooker, it takes about 30 to 45 minutes, then the "Doce de Leite", as we call it in Brazil, is ready. Give it a try, it's madness boiling for 3 hours honey!

Love your work.

[Podri]

Great video. As an Argentinian living in Japan, the best alternative I've achieved, after iterating quite a bit, is using a pressure cooker (which I bought exclusively for this). The first step is pre-heating the can(s) of condensed milk for around 10 minutes in hot water, this is important to make it more homogeneous, otherwise the inner parts will be less cooked. After that, close the lid (making sure the water level is appropriate) and boil at max pressure for 30-40 minutes. Make sure you *let the can cool down* in cold water before opening - you don't want a dulce de leche burn. This yields a quite uniform, thick and relatively strong dulce de leche. It's not quite as strong as Argentinean dulce de leche, in fact it´s closer to the Brazilian version, but still definitely worth trying. Gotta say though, I'm really interested in trying that baked dulce de leche.

[ElTiano]

Hola John, Argentinian here, grew up never worrying about Dulce De Leche not being available at a store or at home. it truly is a staple and a must-have at every Argentinian household; it's almost as, if not more popular than peanut butter here in the US. My mom and my grandma used to make it, not because we couldn't find it at a store, but for the simple appreciation we all have in Argentina for homemade stuff.

Three things that will completely improve the taste and color of dulce de leche:

Baking soda, Corn starch and Heavy Cream.

-Baking soda will give it a beautiful dark caramel color.
-Corn Starch will thicken it, and give it the consistence needed for pastries (yes, dulce de leche is commonly used in many pastries and cakes) This type of Dulce de Leche is known as Dulce De Leche Repostero. My favorite birthday cake was the one my grandma would make with just dulce de leche and finely shredded coconut.
-And last but not least, Heavy Cream will give it a more delicious buttery flavor, milk in argentina is thicker than here in the US, since they don't add as much water for mass production purposes as there do here. So, to any milk you buy here to make Dulce De Leche, I recommend using also Heavy Cream to compliment it.

Your Dulce de Leche looks really good, now it made me want to go make some. Love your channel, thank you for all the amazing recipes. Stay Safe, John.

Cristian

[kevkelsar]

I LOVE dulce de leche, fell in love with it during my mission trip to Argentina many years ago. I recently introduced my kids to it and the youngest asks for it often. I recently made dulce de leche ice cream.

[Wodenseyes]

For years now I’ve been making Dulce De Leche out of Sweetened Condensed milk in the can and just calling it caramel. I use it as an ice cream topping and as a caramel drizzle for pies and other deserts. So delicious

[anateresa]

As a native Spanish speaker, I appreciate the effort of trying to pronounce dulce de leche correctly

[mariadelpilargrosso]

isn't it just lovely to hear someone actually worry about pronunciation? it is not his job to pronounce it perfectly but he is extremely respectful and acknowledges his pronunciation AND asks for feedback on it.
your pronunciation was pretty good btw :)

[MrsSmudger]

Errrm John, do you really need to ask if we want you to make Dulce de Leche cupcakes 6:56...oh yeh course we do. I'm salivating already

[andresvillalba-ces]

Used to make this with my abuela when I was a kid. She would make a pot of it and stir constantly to keep it smooth and creamy. Love it

[bazzanojulian]

John! in argentina we eat dulce de leche with toasts, in cakes, crepes, pancakes, anything really! brownies with a layer of dulce de leche and cream on top is a delicious dessert.

[leopetitpas]

I used the boiling method and it turned out amazing!! 3.5 hours, topping the water off every 30 min or so. Turned out dark and silky as promised. Thanks, John!!

[SuperLabebe]

I that he starts everything from the beginning in each video !! Others would just say watch another video. Like everything he starts he does it from scratch and I love it so useful and educational.

[johnlopes]

John, you can do it in the pressure cooker, it doesn't take long, and it tastes very good.
Place a can of condensed milk in the pressure cooker
Then cover it with water, allowing half an inch to pass
Cover the pan and cook over low heat until the pressure is reached
After start to get pressure, count 30 minutes
Turn it off and let the pressure go out by itself
Then open the pan and wait for it to cool
Take it off the water and open the can (wait until the can has cooled completely)
Your dulce de leche is ready :)

[ginasreview]

My latina self clicked so fast. :]♡ When I went to visit my family in Bolivia, my abuelita made homemade dulce de leche & ATE IT UP. My mom when she was younger would sell dulce de leche w/ my auntie. ~

[veronicabessa]

If you cook the can in the pressure cooker it will be done in 40 minutes. 😊 . Do not forget to wait the can to cool down before open. Douce de leche buttercream it is so easy, so cream and so delicious 😋. Thanks for the videos.