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Home-made Condensed Milk

January 23, 2015 By Manu 58 Comments

Home-made Condensed Milk

The other day I got a comment from a reader asking for a substitute for condensed milk, which is not easily available in her country. So, here comes the solution: Home-made Condensed Milk.

That got me thinking that I should put up the recipe for home-made condensed milk on the blog… as making it at home is very easy and it takes all of 20 minutes! 

You know I like making things from scratch and I am a strong believer in “home-made” cooking, whenever possible.  Doesn’t it feel good when you know exactly what goes inside your tummy and in that of your loved ones?  No hidden nasties or preservatives in this condensed milk and it tastes just like the canned stuff, if not better! 

You can use this for any recipe that calls for condensed milk like my Condensed Milk Cookies,

Condensed Milk Cookies

Or my Condensed Milk and Coconut Cake.

Condensed Milk and Coconut Cake

Or eat it off the spoon… it is that good, believe me! Ask my kids! hehehe

 
Enjoy and don’t forget to let me know how you like it by leaving a comment in the comment section below!

Home-made Condensed Milk
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Home-made Condensed Milk

How to make Home-made Condensed Milk in less than 20 minutes!

Course Ingredients
Cuisine International
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 500 ml – 2 cups milk
  • 200 gms – 1 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch baking soda

Instructions

  1. Pour the milk in a pan and add the sugar.
  2. Bring to a boil and then simmer on a medium-high flame, stirring regularly. It needs to reduce by half its volume.  This should take about 20 minutes.  The milk can boil over anytime, so keep watching it.
  3. After about 17-18 minutes, the milk will turn a very vibrant color and the texture will be very frothy.
  4. Switch off the flame and add the baking soda. Stir well and let it cool.
  5. Once cooled, stir well and store in an air tight container or use immediately.

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Comments

  1. Lizzy (Good Things) says

    January 23, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    Love this one Manu! How long will it keep?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      January 23, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      It keeps for up to 1 month in the fridge, though mine never lasts more than a week. The good thing about it is that you can make just enough as you need, as it takes only 20 minutes – no wastage! 🙂

      Reply
      • Lizzy (Good Things) says

        January 24, 2015 at 9:06 am

        Lovely, thanks!

        Reply
      • Jean says

        October 6, 2019 at 11:08 am

        Can you can it at home after you make it? Most people buy it at the grocery store already canned. There are times when I’m in a rush and don’t have time to make something from scratch. I would make like a double batch use one for now and can the other for later.

        Reply
  2. Giulietta | Alterkitchen says

    January 23, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    Wow, I never thought of making my consensed milk at home, but it’s just a brilliant idea, since I don’t like the store bought one 🙂

    Reply
  3. pari says

    January 23, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    At what stage do u add the sugar?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      January 23, 2015 at 9:38 pm

      Immediately, together with the milk. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Judy says

    January 24, 2015 at 3:02 am

    Can this sweetened condensed milk be frozen?

    Reply
  5. Alicia says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:09 am

    Do you know of or have you tried to make a non dairy milk sweetened condensed milk?

    Reply
  6. Bea says

    January 24, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    I am not sure where your brain is but you must have a genius IQ…lol..who thinks of this? Only you my friend. I never thought you could make your own. This is so fantastic because sometimes at 3 am I might be baking or what and needed this one can but didn’t want to go to the grocery store at that time of the morning for just that one item. Leave it to you, problem solved! ! Can of milk $1.59 ,having you as a friend and inspiration “PRICELESS”.!!!! Thank you.

    Reply
  7. TasteofBeirut says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    Love it! I have a daughter who loves to open cans of condensed milk and keep them open indefinitely ; I will pass this on to her, after deciding that I will not be buying it from now on. Great site! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Sharona says

    January 25, 2015 at 10:53 am

    Do you think you could use alternative milks like soy or almond milk?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      January 25, 2015 at 6:57 pm

      You may try with coconut milk… I haven’t made it yet, but I know people who use it.

      Reply
  9. Nickki says

    January 25, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    What a brilliant idea Manu! I had no idea you could make condensed milk in 20 minutes. It’s an ingredient I always seem to be out of just when I need it, so I will try this next time instead of dashing to the shop! Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  10. Miren Marshall-Seeley says

    January 26, 2015 at 7:24 am

    Fantastic idea! Does the milk need to be full fat, or can you use lite milk? I only ask because we only have lite milk and I would have to buy full milk specially.

    Reply
    • Manu says

      January 26, 2015 at 7:30 am

      For this it’s better to use full fat milk. 🙂

      Reply
    • Willow says

      April 12, 2018 at 6:07 am

      I used 2% for mine and it turned out amazing!! I started timing the 20 minutes after the milk mixture started to boil.

      Reply
  11. Rosanna says

    January 29, 2015 at 1:57 am

    This is a great idea! I love to make tres leches cake and if I ever need condensed milk, I now know how to make it. I like learning how to make things from scratch. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  12. Jay says

    January 29, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Great recipe! Will have to try this. By the way, where did you purchase those jars from? Especially the taller one. I’ve been looking for some to buy.

    Reply
    • Manu says

      January 29, 2015 at 12:15 pm

      Thanks! 🙂 I got them from a bakery called Breadtop… it’s a franchise and they have many shops around Australia. They sell milk pudding in them. 🙂

      Reply
  13. manan kukkar says

    January 29, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Why we use baking soda.

    Reply
  14. Eunice says

    February 2, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    This doesn’t look too difficult too do. I’m going to try making this at home seeing that it is not easy to get this around.

    Reply
  15. [email protected] says

    February 3, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    awesome! can’t wait to try it! and that picture has my mouth watering…

    Reply
  16. isabel medvegy says

    March 17, 2015 at 6:47 am

    can you use sugar free sugar
    thank you isabel

    Reply
    • Manu says

      March 17, 2015 at 8:48 am

      Hi Isabel. Unfortunately, you can’t. You need the sugar to caramelise, so that it thickens.

      Reply
      • Emily Wolpert says

        January 13, 2016 at 6:43 pm

        I just read your reply. I was thinking of using Splenda, but will use regular sugar. Thanks

        Reply
      • Betty Lou Jacobs says

        October 12, 2017 at 3:05 am

        can you use coconut sugar and coconut milk?????

        Reply
      • Jean says

        October 6, 2019 at 11:04 am

        Can you use coconut sugar as an alternative? Like you mentioned about using the coconut milk.

        Reply
      • A says

        March 28, 2020 at 9:24 pm

        Hi guys,

        If help, I use half sweetener and half raw sugars as I was too lazy to run down the store for more sugar and didn’t read the comments afterward.. mine turns out well and thinken nicely, however i did have to cook it longer than 20 mins. And it tasted a bit funny for me (think this could be from sweetener

        Thank you so much for the recipe Manu !! Very much appreciated!

        Reply
  17. Han says

    June 11, 2015 at 4:15 am

    Can this be frozen?

    Reply
  18. Just Jo says

    August 2, 2015 at 6:21 pm

    What a great recipe, thank you for sharing it Manuela. It’s really handy as often a recipe doesn’t use a full can of condensed milk but now, I can make just the right amount from scratch! Also, I wanted to say how much I love your little jars – oh they are so cute! Am going to share this recipe on my FB page x

    Reply
  19. Tina Jui | The Worktop says

    August 7, 2015 at 6:12 am

    Wow I never thought you could make sweetened condensed milk from scratch at home. Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
  20. mvo says

    August 8, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    I made this, and it is really much better than the tinned variety. Thank you for the recipe.

    Reply
  21. Dolo says

    November 20, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Thanks for the recipe Manu, I tried it exactly the way you said, but it didn’t thicken… why can it be?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      November 20, 2015 at 10:35 am

      Maybe it needed more cooking? Also, it thickens up more when it cools down.

      Reply
      • Dawn says

        January 6, 2018 at 7:35 am

        I also didn’t cook long enough. There was foam, but it isn’t thickening. Can I cook more once there’s baking soda in it, or will it mess with the chemistry?

        Reply
        • Manu says

          January 6, 2018 at 7:46 am

          Hi Dawn

          Try and cook it longer… I have not tried, but it’s worth a try! 🙂

          Reply
  22. Samantha roome says

    February 7, 2016 at 8:35 am

    Can this recipe be turned into caramel like you can do by boiling the timed variety

    Reply
    • Manu says

      February 7, 2016 at 11:05 am

      Hi Samantha! I haven’t made it yet with the home-made version, but I think it will work. 🙂

      Reply
  23. Dawn says

    February 7, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    Hi do you need to use white sugar or can you use raw sugar.

    Reply
    • Manu says

      February 7, 2016 at 6:39 pm

      I haven’t tried it with this specific recipe, but I think it will work. The final colour may be darker though.

      Reply
  24. Luciana says

    April 4, 2016 at 12:46 am

    Hi Manu,
    I have made condensed milk at home before but it usually takes a long time and that’s why adding the baking soda is genius! It accelerates the process. The flavor was way much better than the can one but mine was very foamy. I didn’t know exactly what a pinch would look like so I measured 1/4 tsp of baking soda. Could it be too much? When it cooled down there was a thick layer of foam and the condensed milk was just underneath it. Does it really happen? Do you strain it off? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Manu says

      April 4, 2016 at 7:54 am

      Hi Luciana. I think you put too much baking soda. 🙂 A pinch would be less than and 1/8 tsp. You can still use the condensed milk you made, just scoop out the foam with a slotted spoon and it should be good to go. I am very happy you liked it. I don’t buy it anymore, home-made tastes so much better!

      Reply
  25. Andrea says

    July 28, 2016 at 2:27 am

    would it work with almond milk or coconut milk?

    Reply
  26. Mandy says

    September 17, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe. Condensed milk it pretty expensive so wasn’t something we indulged in too often. Tried your recipe as soon as I saw it n it turned out perfect.

    Reply
  27. Lindsey says

    November 22, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    Hi just wondering if this can be made in a thermomix?
    Thankyou

    Reply
  28. José says

    December 24, 2017 at 6:32 am

    Could powder stevia be used instead of sugar?

    Reply
  29. Gopu says

    May 25, 2018 at 3:12 am

    Even after 25 mins it didn’t get frothy

    Reply
  30. Colette Brunelle says

    November 13, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    Unfortunately I didn’t have much luck with this recipe. I read the comments from others and it seems like this is a common problem for this recipe. Boiled a lot longer than 20 minutes….60 in fact. The mixture reduced and the color is correct, however it is NOT the right consistency for sweetened condensed milk. I fear it would fail in recipes that need that thicker product.

    Reply
  31. Dorothy says

    February 7, 2019 at 7:08 am

    I found a recipe to make homemade coffee cream, and it required using Condensed milk… So, I made this recipe. It did not work well as coffee cream. It was way too sweet. Ever try it for cream?

    Reply
  32. Kimmy says

    September 29, 2019 at 12:46 am

    Do you need whole milk or will 2% work?

    Reply
  33. asnahk says

    January 11, 2021 at 6:23 pm

    For 200gms condensed milk how much milk and sugar should I take?

    Reply
  34. asnahk says

    January 11, 2021 at 6:28 pm

    Hii, For 200gms milk how much milk and sugar should I take?

    Reply

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