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Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk (5 Minutes, No Cooking)

Thick, glossy sweetened condensed milk in 5 minutes with just 3 ingredients: milk powder, sugar, and hot water. No cooking, no saucepan.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 cup (235 g)
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 65 g whole milk powder (dry whole milk) (½ cup + 1 tablespoon)
  • 110 g sugar or panela (unrefined cane sugar) (½ cup + 1 tablespoon)
  • 60 g hot water (¼ cup)
  • A pinch of salt (optional)

Method
 

  1. Dissolve the sugar. Mix the sugar or panela with the hot water and stir until completely dissolved. The water should be very hot (freshly boiled) — that's what lets the sugar dissolve without leaving any graininess.
  2. Add the milk powder. Add it to the sugar water and blend (regular or immersion blender) until you have a smooth, lump-free cream. Doing it by hand is a struggle: the blender is what makes the difference here.
  3. Let it rest. Wait a few minutes: it thickens quite a bit as it sits. If you want it even thicker, half an hour in the fridge and it's ready.

Notes

  • Use whole milk powder if you can (sold as dry whole milk — Nido is a common brand in the US). Nonfat works, but it's less creamy.
  • Prefer to start from fresh milk, or want it organic? The traditional stovetop version is further down in the post.
  • Keeps 5–7 days in a sealed jar in the fridge. All the tips and FAQs, below.