Dulce de Leche - Sweet Caramel Cream Recipe
Dulce de Leche, also called Arequipe or Manjar. This is a sweet caramel cream with a slight hint of vanilla from Argentina.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 55 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Argentinean
For approx. 200 ml Dulce de Leche:
- 1 canned coconut milk (400ml) (full-fat, not light or low-fat variety. )
- 160 g Cane sugar
- 1 tbsp Vanilla sugar
Mix the coconut milk with cane sugar and vanilla sugar in a small saucepan.
Bring the sweet milk mixture to boil briefly while stirring, then reduce the heat immediately.
Now let it simmer on a low flame for about 45 minutes until the cream is reduced to a little less than half of its original amount. A saucepan with a volume scale on the inside is helpful. Stir frequently so that nothing burns.
Then let it cool down completely. The vegetable dulce de leche thickens even further as it cools down.