Thursday, September 27, 2012

Crockpot Dulce de Leche

At the garage sale where I scored all my sweet Pyrex Butterprint, the seller threw in three of these Ball jars and lids/seals for free.


I was thinking they would be perfect for crockpot dulce de leche!


Did you know that you can identify the age of your Ball jars by looking closely at the logo font? These here are not very old - if the "B" has a loop in it, the piece is From before 1960. You can see an example at my post on Ball mason jars.


Back to the dulce de leche, just pour some sweetened condensed milk into your mason jars and screw on the lids. Pop them into your slow cooker and cover with water, then cook on low for 8 hours and you will have a creamy, caramelly treat waiting for you!

This should be kept in your fridge and should keep at least a couple months... If it lasts that long! I plan to drizzle some on vanilla ice cream and see how that works out...
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12 comments:

  1. BeccalinaSeptember 27, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Wow is that really all there is to some delicious Dulche De Leche...I will have to try that! Thanks!

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  2. beetreeSeptember 27, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Mmmm...apple dip! ;)

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  3. MelissaSeptember 27, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    No water in the crockpot? How long will this last? Do you need to refrigerate?

    YUMMY!

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    1. SixBalloonsSeptember 27, 2012 at 10:10 AM

      Woops woops! Yep submerge in water, then cook! One jar I have is about 2 months old and still tastes fine! I read that if it gets grainy with the sugar crystals solidifying, you can microwave it or warm it in a bowl of hot water to make it smooth again, I guess like honey.

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    2. SixBalloonsSeptember 27, 2012 at 10:13 AM

      Also yes, refrigerate! Once condensed milk cans are opened, they must be refrigerated, so I assume that is necessary after it has been cooked too...

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  4. MarySeptember 27, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    I've had a can of condensed milk sitting in my pantry for months waiting to try this! I love those jars by the way. The short and wide ones are my favorites!

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    1. SixBalloonsSeptember 27, 2012 at 1:57 PM

      Mary I can't wait to see your photos of this! I have a hard time photographing food!!

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  5. Erica of Golden Egg VintageSeptember 27, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Great! I really want to do this!
    I've seen others actually put the whole can of unopened S.C.Milk right into the hot water. And it turns out the same way when you open it hours later!
    Thanks for sharing :)
    Erica

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    1. SixBalloonsSeptember 27, 2012 at 1:59 PM

      Hi Erica! I read about that too but I was afraid of the exploding can risk... And this way you don't have them cooking with the BPA can lining!

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  6. JoKnowsSeptember 27, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    This is so creative. Very cool!

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  7. MelissaOctober 2, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    Oh my goodness that looks heavenly! I'm going to have to try that! I bet it would be really yummy on yogurt...because people frown when I eat icecream for breakfast!

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  8. LisaOctober 7, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    That looks Devine!!

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