Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Sauces Dessert Sauce Recipes How to Make Dulce de Leche 4.5 (16) 12 Reviews 4 Photos This is basically sweet, caramelized milk. It's so easy and so delicious. I like it better than caramel sauce on anything you'd use caramel sauce, such as on ice cream, toast, cookies, cakes, brownies, or to pour on people. By John Mitzewich John Mitzewich John Mitzewich — aka Chef John — has produced more than 1,500 cooking videos for Allrecipes. He's the actor, director, and screenwriter whose hands and voice confidently walk you through techniques. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on October 10, 2019 Save Rate Print Share Add Photo 4 4 4 Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 servings Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 small finishing nail 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 3 cups water, or more as needed Directions Wash the nail and pound it into the top of can of sweetened condensed milk to make 2 small holes on opposite sides of the top. Remove nail. Place the can of condensed milk into a small saucepan and pour in water to reach high up the side of the can. Bring water to a boil; reduce heat to low. Simmer milk in the can for 3 to 4 hours. Milk will slowly turn light to medium brown and become thicker as it cooks. Add more water as it boils down. Remove lid from can and pour dulce de leche into a bowl. Whisk to break up any lumps and mix thicker caramel from the bottom into the rest of the syrup. I Made It Print 32 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 157 Calories 4g Fat 27g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 157 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 6% Saturated Fat 3g 14% Cholesterol 17mg 6% Sodium 65mg 3% Total Carbohydrate 27g 10% Total Sugars 27g Protein 4g 8% Vitamin C 1mg 1% Calcium 142mg 11% Iron 0mg 1% Potassium 183mg 4% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.