Recipe - Caramelizing Sweetened Condensed Milk

14 ounce Sweetened Condensed milk
VARIATIONS AFTER
CARAMELIZING:

SPICY CARAMEL TOPPING
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Vanilla or almond extract
Water

NUTTY CARAMEL TOPPING
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/3 cup Nuts; chop/toast
2 tablespoon Flaked coconut

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL TOPPING
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 ounce Unsweetened chocolate;
Melted
1/3 cup Nuts; chopped

Note "milk" refers to one 14 oz. can of Sweetened Condensed Milk. Oven
Method: Pour milk into a 9" pie plate. Cover with foil; place in larger
shallow pan. Fill larger pan with hot water to just below pie plate rim.
Bake at 425~ for 1 One half hours or until thick and caramel colored. Beat until
smooth. Stove Top Method: Pour milk into top of double boiler; place over
boiling water. Over low heat, simmer 1 to 1 One half hours or until thick and
caramel colored. Beat until smooth. Microwave Method: Pour milk into 2 qt.
glass measure. Cook on med. (50% power) 4 mins., stirring briskly every 2
mins until smooth. Cook on medlow(30% power) 12 to 18 mins. or until very
thick and caramel colored, stiring briskly every two mins. until smooth. To
Reheat in Microwave: Place desired amount of caramel in a 1 or 2 cup glass
measure. Heat on high (100% power) 40 to 50 secs. or until warm, stirring
after 20 secs. Variations after caramelizing Sweetened Condensed Milk:
Spicy Caramel Topping: Stir in cinnamon,vanilla/almond extract; add water
to desired consistency; mix well. Nutty Caramel Topping: Stir in vanilla,
nuts, and coconut. Chocolate Caramel Topping: Stir in vanilla, chocolate,
and nuts (if desired). Mix well. USES: As a pudding w/whipped cream and
shaved chocolate. As a topping for ice cream, pound cake, or angel food
cake. Combined with whipped cream to fill cream puffs or layer in parfaits.
As a frosting or filling for cookies, cakes, and tortes. Spooned over baked
apples, poached pears, rice pudding, or bread pudding. Source: Borden, Inc.

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #216 by dee@ncsi.net (Dianne Weinsaft) on
Aug 16, 1997