Evaporated milk is so easy to make especially if you do not have it on hand
If you know how easy you can make this milk you do not have to look for substitutes. This recipe is quick and simple. Ready to learn how to make evaporated milk? Let’s get started!
When making the tres leches cake recipe it requires the use of evaporated milk but what to do when you can’t buy this type of milk in the store?
You just make it yourself. This milk has a naturally sweet taste and will get slightly thicker as it simmers. It will also get more cream in color.
Compared to cream, this milk has more protein and calcium but less fat.
Evaporated milk ingredients
To make this recipe you need just one ingredient on your grocery shopping list and that is:
- Whole milk or 4% milk
How to make evaporated milk
To make this recipe take the whole milk and put it in a pan. Be aware after you are done solid bits of milk will stick to the pan so use an easy to clean pan.
Put the pan on a low to a medium simmer but do not let the milk get to the boil. Stir the milk occasionally with a spoon as skin can appear on the milk.
Remove when it does with a sieve. Reduce the milk to half the original amount of milk this will take about 20 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and strain the milk to remove any solid bits and skin from the milk.
Let the milk cool to room temperature and put it in an airtight container or glass bottle. Your milk is ready to use.
See how to make this reduced milk
Want to see how easy you can make this milk recipe at home? Take a look at the instruction video and follow along.
It is really super easy to make.
How to store homemade evaporated milk
You have to store homemade evaporated milk in the fridge. You can use it for about 5 days or until the original expiration date listed on the milk carton.
How do you use evaporated milk?
As this milk as a slightly sweet caramel-like taste, you can use it in a number of ways like:
- Dessert – like the tres leches cake
- Coffee – to sweeten it up
- Smoothie – add it to your smoothies to give it a creamy and sweet taste
- Cereal – you can add it to your breakfast cereal
- Pancakes – use it instead of regular milk so you have naturally sweet pancakes
- Soup – when you make a creamy soup you can add evaporated milk
What’s the difference between evaporated and condensed milk?
You may be wondering if evaporated milk is the same as condensed milk as both are reduced and both are sweet.
However, they are totally different in flavor and texture. Evaporated milk is made of one ingredient that is reduced down by cooking off the water content in the milk.
Whereas condensed milk is reduced milk and sugar and has a super thick texture almost like a syrup.
Have fun with this easy milk recipe!
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How to make evaporated milk
How to make evaporated milk? Take a look at this recipe you can turn whole milk into homemade evaporated milk. It is super easy to make.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk or 4% milk
Instructions
- Put 2 cups of whole milk and in a pan
- Put the pan on a low to a medium simmer but do not let the milk get to the boil
- Stir the milk occasionally with a spoon as skin can appear on the milk. Remove when it does with a spoon or sieve
- Reduce the milk to half the original amount of milk this will take about 20 minutes
- Remove the pan from the heat and strain the milk to remove any solid bits and skin from the milk
- Let the milk cool to room temperature and put it in an airtight container or glass bottle. Your milk is ready to use
Notes
Be aware after you are done solid bits of milk will stick to the pan so use an easy to clean pan
Nutrition facts
Calories: 146; Fat: 7.9g; Carbs: 11g; Protein: 7.9g;
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