Dulce de Leche in the Crockpot

Monday, February 14, 2011

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.

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

Dessert, Other

3 comments »

8 Responses to “Crockpot Chicken Tacos”

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Lee — August 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm

Thanks for posting the taco seasoning recipe. My husband and I make tacos all the time and were always buying those silly packets. Turns out we have all of the spices we need in our cupboard already! Looking forward to trying it!
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Libby Murphy — August 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm

Great idea. I tend to use the slow cooker more in cooler months, don’t know why, but I think I’ll try this – sure looks good.
Happy Twirls
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Jen — August 5, 2009 at 2:44 pm

A lot of people say that Libby, but I would argue that it’s even better in the summer because it doesn’t heat up your kitchen to cook dinner. We use ours about once a week.
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Ingrid — August 5, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Oh, man! That does look fantastic! I’m gonna give it a try as you were spot on with the 40clove garlic crockpot recipe!
~ingrid
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Ingrid — August 5, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Oops, congrats & good luck to your hubby!
~ingrid
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Ellie — August 5, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Yum – everything is better when you make it yourself – even taco seasoning!
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nutmegnanny — August 5, 2009 at 8:07 pm

I love crockpot cooking!
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Jigginjessica — August 6, 2009 at 1:27 am

This sounds really great! I am going to be using my crock pot a lot more as I get deeper into nursing school.

Also, did you get your new lens? That first picture is really great 🙂

Dulce de Leche in the Crockpot