Dulce de Leche

“Actually, the people that boil the can without opening it first are not idiots but know what they are doing. If you submerge the whole can in water (at least an inch of water above the can) the can will never explode.Instead, you will be able to make the caramel in half the time, since it will be boiled under pressure. In two hours you will have semi-solid spread and in 3.5 a solid dessert.Plus it’s easy, no need to open the can, find a foil, measure the water level.Just take the can and boil it.Voila.”

“You’re right, this is an incredible sauce!I can remember doing this in college in the ’70’s, so it has been around awhile (ooo…I’m getting old!).At that time, warnings were abundant, regarding exploding cans, burns, etc.But I think the method you describe can be done safely.I think the previous idiots were trying to boil the can without opening it first (DUH!).”

“Previously I used to cook this (can unopened method) a lot, but as I like to see what I’m cooking, today I tried yet another method: pour contents of can into a sterile glass jar, the kind you would use for fruit or jam preserves. Close lid with ring in place. Put in a pot with water level an inch or so higher than contents of jar. Boil until desired shade of golden brown. It worked!! I think I boiled it for approx. 1 1/2 hours.”

“My husband was an AFS student in Argentina.He had this down there and since we have been married (20 yrs now)we have been making it, without opening it at all.No I am not dumb for doing it that way,that is the way they have showed him.Nothing happens, just make sure that you have water over the top and keep turning the can for even cooking.I love it on saltines.People can’t believe how simple it is to make when they taste it.”

“Ok, I feel guilty, I cooked the sweet milk to a boil,then lowered it after it boiled and kept whisking for 10 minutes..and it was done.I used a non-stick pot & non stick whiks..as I removed it(very hot) I strained any particles that may have scorched into another bowl. Logically, I decided not to bake & just eat the bowl.”

“Sorry, ignore my review, i’m new here, i though that review was part of the recipe”

“YUM! YUM! YUM!Followed recipe exactly and it was oh so Yummy!Before serving wisk for smooth texture.Did I mention YUM?!?”

“YUM. (As other people have said, though, dulce de leche is NOT Brazilian… it’s found all over South America but Argentina claims it as its own.) Just made this last night because I want to make the dulce de leche ice cream recipe from the May 2007 issue of Gourmet magazine, and I couldn’t find the store bought kind they recommended. You just have to make sure to keep adding water because it will evaporate quickly. Also, the milk on the bottom and outside of the can gets much more caramelized than the stuff at the top, so just make sure to whisk it to incorporate after cooking. And just because I’m a stickler for the English language… it’s carAmel. “Carmel” is a city in California! :)”

“I used the unopened can method without any problems. This was very good, I used it to make dulce de leche cheesecake. Thank you!”

“My father in laws mother used to make this for them when they little.His father used to work for the Borden milk company here in Nova Scotia and there was an unlimited supply of this milk in their home.After he told me about this, my girls and I used to make this as centers for chocolates for him every Christmas.Yummy…..”

“I make this a lot, but don’t open the can. I just make sure it’s completely under the water and turn it every 30 minutes to prevent burning on one side.Just let it cool and then open.I use this a lot for filling in chocolate cake.I just mix in broken health bar pieces. YUM.”

“I did the unopened can method as well. I attempted to dip pretzels in it and then in turn dip THAT into melted chocolate.It sort of worked.It tasted GREAT but I need to work out a good way to spread it on the pretzels. It was too messy the way I was trying.”

“I am an unopened can “idiot.”Just make sure that the cans are completely submurged at all times and be sure to cool the cans completely before opening.Another tip, to avoid mineral or rust stains on the bottom of your pot, simmer the cans with a tea towel in the bottom.I’ve never tried the pressure cooker method.I made this last weekend for my neice’s birthday party, excellent dip for pineapple and cantelope!”

“This is absolutely delicious!The traditional way is to boil the unopened can for 3 hours and I have never had it fail.Just let it cool down in the water before you open it.I’d love some suggestions for using it besides as an ice cream topping…”

“I have never had Dulce de Leche before but have new neighbors from South America and wanted to make them something special to welcome them…so alfajores seemed like an easy one to try. So after deciding simple Dulce de Leche was best and reading the reviews I decided to try the UNopened can version of this, but was prepared to fall back to the slower version if needed. I set my timer every 15 minutes to make sure the water level was sufficiently over the cans and cooked for 2 hours, then I left the cans in the water with the heat off over-night to cool. When I opened them this beautiful golden creation greeted me. About the consistency of peanut butter and a small taste sent me reeling. How incredible! One can would certainly have been enough but I guess I will just HAVE to make some cake truffles with it too or maybe just a filling in a layer cake if I can keep my spoon from finding it’s way to my mouth. Won’t be the last time I make this!”

“My Mom used to make this! It makes wonderful caramel icing! Thanks for posting this recipe!”

“I made this about a year ago and forgot to rate it.This is excellent.I need caramel for a cupccake recipe this weekend and it calls for melted caramel candy.I decided to make my own Dulce de Leche for the cupcakes (used in the buttercream).Last year I used it to fill a chocolate cake…the leftovers didn’t make it very long.We used it for apple dipping, over ice cream and just by itself by the spoonful.I also used the unopened can version and it only took 2 hours to boil.Thanks!Updated to add STARS.How could I have forgotten to give this 5 stars.”

“such a great idea:)”

“This is my favourite thing to eat in the world.Cold, from the fridge, by the spoonful.Or with bananas.I use the unopened can in the pressure cooker method (never had an accident, yet, although my mother has.She had to scrape the stuff off the ceiling.)I have actually successfully made this in my slow cooker, too.I poured it into a pyrex bowl, filled the slow cooker with water, taking care the water level wasn’t higher than the bowl, put some tin foil on top and left it for about 3 hours.Worked a treat.”

“If you have a pressure cooker, all you have to do is cook (in water, of course) the unopened can from 20 to 30 minutes.Then let it cool completely before opening the can.”