Dulce de Leche in the Crockpot

Hubby loves all things caramel, so I knew that I had to try this recipe for him at some point. Dulce de Leche is a milk-based caramel that goes great over ice cream, with apple slices, or just straight off a spoon.

I have made dulce de leche for some cupcakes in the past using a stove top method to heat the sweetened condensed milk. It turned out great, but this time I wanted to try it in the crockpot. I popped two cans in the crockpot, filled it with water, and set it on low before bed one night. Nine hours later, I turned it off and removed the cans. Once they were cool to the touch, I opened them to find this golden delicious caramel. I’ve been storing it in the fridge and we have been thoroughly enjoying the awesomeness that happened while we were asleep.

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Dulce de Leche in the Crockpot

Ingredients:

2 cans sweetened condensed milk
water

Directions:

Remove labels from cans and place in crockpot. Fill crockpot to the top with water.

Cover and cook on low 8-9 hours. Let the cans cool in the crockpot for a few hours.

Remove cans from crockpot and allow to cool to the touch before opening the cans.

Recipe as seen on Cupcake Project, originally from A Year of Slowcooking

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5 Responses to “Pumpkin Pie Dip”

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    Manne — October 27, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Good Lord – I’m praying that this stuff is coming to ReRack this week … that looks unreal.

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    Jen — October 27, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    The dip will be making an appearance. But maybe not in the form you’re thinking of… Hopefully it turns out as good as it seems in my head.

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    Megan — October 28, 2008 at 12:54 am

    I’ll bet this is very good with gingersnaps. Perfect for the holidays.

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    Cheryl Wray — October 30, 2008 at 4:21 am

    Oh boy…this sounds SO good!!

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    Fun and Fearless in Beantown — October 27, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    I have been dying to use my Little Dipper (it came with my large crockpot as part of a package) but I haven’t really had anything that made sense to make in it. This sounds AWESOME!

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