5 from 3 votes
Milk Jam Recipe
This Salty Milk Jam is a caramelized, thick milk mixture that is sweet and salty. Put it on ice cream, your favorite fruit or use it in a sundae.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
48 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Japanese, American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons, pure cane or white granulated sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean halved, lengthwise, and scraped
- 2 cups milk whole
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Just a heads up: The baking soda will make the milk jam foam up so be sure you’re using a big enough pot so it doesn’t boil over.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar and vanilla bean caviar. Rub it together, until the vanilla bean is thoroughly distributed. To a medium to large saucepan, set over medium heat, pour in the whole milk, the sugar/vanilla mixture and vanilla bean and baking soda.
- Cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a simmer, about 5 minutes. Once it reaches a simmer or light boil, immediately turn the heat down to low. Allow the milk mixture to simmer gently for about 1 hour. Give it a stir from time to time. During this 1 hour, the milk mixture will foam up and it will go from white milk to a light brown and then to a dark brown.
- When the milk jam thickens and reaches a dark brown color, take it off the heat for a few minutes. Run it through a fine-mesh sieve. Stir in a pinch of salt and then pour it on everything: ice cream, cake, coffee, get creative with its applications.
- This milk jam stays good in the fridge for up to 1 week. Store in an air-tight container.
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Notes
- Equipment:
- Medium saucepan | Silicon spatula | Weck Jars |
Nutrition Information
Calories
48kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
103mg
(4%)
Potassium
81mg
(2%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
99IU
(2%)
Calcium
72mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 48
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 48kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 99IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.