How to Make Sweetened Condensed Milk
This homemade sweetened condensed milk makes enough to substitute one 15-ounce can. Multiply based on your recipe needs.
Substituting Evaporated Milk for Sweetened Condensed Milk
It can be confusing to remember which of the two canned milks you need for your recipe. They come in similar sizes and are usually on the same shelf in the baking aisle. Both types of shelf-stable dairy milk have 60% of the water removed through evaporation. The unsweetened version is what’s known as evaporated milk. Once you add sugar, that’s canned sweetened condensed milk. It’s important to note sweetened condensed milk is synonymous with the term condensed milk. If you accidentally grabbed the wrong can or only have evaporated milk in the pantry, follow the Test Kitchen directions above, except use one 12-ounce can of evaporated milk and ¾ cup sugar. Cook for 30 minutes.
Vegan Substitute for Sweetened Condensed Milk
For a vegan substitute for sweetened condensed milk, you can use this coconut milk recipe on our sister site, Allrecipes. You can also find canned versions of coconut sweetened condensed milk in grocery stores. Now that you know how to make a substitute for sweetened condensed milk, go ahead and try it out in this silky pumpkin pie recipe, some mango-horchata rice pudding, or this tres leches bread pudding. And of course, you can always resort to making fudge.
