What can I use instead of Sweetened condensed milk?

Milk + sugar, simmered: Simmer 2 cups whole milk + 2/3 cup sugar, stirring, until reduced to 1 cup.

Substitute for Sweetened condensed milk

What it does in a recipe: Sugar + concentrated milk: magic in fudge, bars, and dulce de leche.

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Milk + sugar, simmered

per 14 oz can (1 1/4 cups)

USSimmer 2 cups whole milk + 2/3 cup sugar, stirring, until reduced to 1 cup

Metric480 ml + 130 g

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Gluten-freeEgg-freeNut-freeSoy-freeAlcohol-freeContains dairy

Sugar plus reduction is literally the same product.

What changes: Same; takes time

Best for: Fudge, bars, dulce de leche

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Milk + sugar, simmered instead of Sweetened condensed milk

Common questions

What can I use instead of Sweetened condensed milk?: Milk + sugar, simmered: Simmer 2 cups whole milk + 2/3 cup sugar, stirring, until reduced to 1 cup.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Sweetened condensed milk?: Milk + sugar, simmered (per 14 oz can (1 1/4 cups)) — US: Simmer 2 cups whole milk + 2/3 cup sugar, stirring, until reduced to 1 cup. Metric: 480 ml + 130 g.
What changes when you substitute Sweetened condensed milk?: Same; takes time.

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