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Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche
Break out your slow cooker and make your own dulce de leche at home! It’s incredibly easy to do and makes a fantastic homemade gift.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 hrs
Total Time
10 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 255 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 6 (4-ounce) glass preserving jars with lids and bands
- 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Start by washing your preserving jars, screw bands and lids with hot soapy water; rinse well with warm water.
- Open the cans and pour the sweetened condensed milk into the jars. The two cans should fill six small jars.
- Place the lids on the jars and screw on the ring tops tightly. Place the jars in the slow cooker and fill with hot water so one-inch of water covers the tops of the jars. Cook on low for 10 hours.
- After 10 hours, remove the jars with tongs. Be careful—it’ll be hot!
- Place the jars on a dish towel until they cool down to room temperature. Gently remove the ring, and wipe off any water or rust that may have accumulated.
- Store your cooked and cooled dulce de leche in the fridge for up to four weeks. To reheat, place jar in a saucepan filled with water half-way up the jar and bring to simmer.
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Notes
- Avoid overfilling jars, leaving a little room at the top for expansion.
- Use tongs to remove hot jars from the slow cooker safely.
- Store properly – Keep refrigerated for up to two weeks. To reheat, place jar in a saucepan filled with water half-way up the jar and bring to simmer.
- Add a tag and some ribbon or twine, and your homemade gift is complete.
Nutrition Information
Calories
255kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
101mg
(4%)
Potassium
294mg
(8%)
Sugar
43g
(86%)
Vitamin A
212IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
225mg
(23%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 294mg | 6% |
| Sugar | 43g | 86% |
| Vitamin A | 212IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 225mg | 23% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.