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Sweetened Condensed Milk Substitute

Sweetened Condensed Milk Substitute

While making Tres Leches Cake at 5:00 in the morning, with two sleeping toddlers upstairs and a husband in Afghanistan, I discovered I didn't have any sweetened condensed milk. So I discovered a good emergency substitution. The cake tasted fantastic, so I'm calling this one a success.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 (14-ounce can equivalent)
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: American
Calories: 1449
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ⅓ cup boiling water
  • 1 cup dry milk
  • ⅔ cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter

Method
 

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
  2. To the boiling water, add the sugar, dried milk, and butter.
  3. Whisk until the milk and sugar are completely dissolved, putting it over low heat if you need to.

Nutrition

Calories: 1449kcalCarbohydrates: 182gProtein: 34gFat: 69gSaturated Fat: 43gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 214mgSodium: 746mgPotassium: 1715mgSugar: 182gVitamin A: 2245IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 1179mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Makes about as much as one 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk.

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