Recipe
How to Make Vegan Dulce de Leche
Dulce de leche is usually made from sweetened condensed milk, water and a lot of time. This recipe for vegan dulce de leche is not so different. All you need is a nut milk, some coconut sugar and well, a lot of time, but it’ll be worth the wait. Dulce de leche is no longer just for the dairy eaters, but the plant eaters too.
Vegan Dulce de Leche
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours and 20 minutes
- Total Time: 5 hours and 25 minutes
- Servings: 12
- Easy
Ingredients
- 1/2 gallon nut milk (I used cashew)
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
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Step 1
Place a large pot over medium heat. Pour the entire carton of milk in the pot.
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Step 2
Add the coconut sugar to the milk.
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Step 3
Whisk well to combine the sugar and milk.
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Step 4
Reduce to low heat and allow to simmer uncovered for approximately 5 hours and 20 minutes.
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Step 5
Whisk every 30 minutes to make sure that the mixture is reducing. You will start to notice a film develop on top and reduction after 30 minutes, that means it’s working!
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Step 6
The mixture will have reduced to approximately 6 ounces and will begin to have a thick brown consistency after five hours; for the final 20 minutes, keep a close eye so that it doesn’t burn.
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Step 7
Once it’s finished transfer to a glass container to cool and enjoy!
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