Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipes: 22 Recipes Using Condensed Milk
We love stocking up our pantry with sweetenened condensed milk, especially when there's a big sale going on. Sweetened condensed milk is a quick and easy ingredient that can be used in all kinds of dessert recipes - everything from pies and cakes to cookies and brownies. It's even used to make fudge! Check out our collection of sweetened condensed milk recipes, below, and discover a new dessert favorite!
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Pies and Cakes
Girl Scout cookies are amazing on their own, but take those minty delights and use them to make our Mini Grasshopper Pies and now you've got a world-class dessert that you didn't even break a sweat making. This easy dessert recipe is sure to earn you a "Best Dessert" badge for sure!
This no-bake pie is super easy to make and oh-so-refreshing, it's no wonder why it's named after the food of the gods! Our Best Ambrosia Pie has a coconutty crust and a sweet fruity filling that'll have you coming back for just one. more. slice.
Ooey gooey Caramel Pecan Poke Cake starts with a packaged cake mix, but still has that old fashioned “from-scratch” taste that everyone craves. (The sweetened condensed milk certainly makes this one extra-delicious!)
Want to know what's so great about our Lemon Pie? Oh My! recipe? It's a quick and creamy lemon pie recipe that's made with sweetened condensed milk and is bursting with lemony flavor!
Want to be the hit at all the parties? Then make our Banana Crunch Pie and listen to the rave reviews. It's great as is or served with whipped topping.
Are you ready for a cake recipe that will trump any other cake you ever make again? The Ultimate German Chocolate Cake has that heavenly, chocolate-y goodness you love with a melt-in-your-mouth sweetness you won't be able to resist.
Go ahead and share the secret behind our Secret Peanut Butter Pie! Everyone deserves to enjoy this creamy smooth decadent no-bake dessert!
Say goodbye to gloomy days with our recipe for Sunshine Squares. This dessert is fruity, creamy, and oh-so-yummy. It's sure to turn any frown upside-down!
If you like chocolate and peanut butter - and who doesn't? - this rich and decadent chocolate cake will surely fulfill your fantasy for the ultimate chocolate dessert!
Beat the summer heat by making this no-bake pie that features fresh and refreshing watermelon! Our Watermelon Pie is creamy, cool, and full of fun summer flavors.
Cookies and Brownies
They say, "Twice is nice." See for yourselves, chocolate lovers, with our Double Chocolate Cookie Bars. Mmm mmm!
Nothing says Christmas quite like fruitcake, but we put our own spin on a classic that we know everyone is going to love. We don't think anyone is going to re-gift these Applesauce Fruitcake Bars this year!
Forget running out to the store to buy a box of brownie mix! These Drop Brownies can be made with just four ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now. They're so chewy, fudgy, and drop-dead delicious, you're gonna want to keep these ingredients on hand all the time.
Irresistible Toffee Cookie Bars give us so many reasons to love them. From the tempting aromas wafting through our house as they bake, their to-die-for taste, to the easy all-in-one pan clean-up.
Fudge
Fudge and cookies all-in-one? You bet! We added cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies to this white chocolate fudge to make it doubly delicious. This 4-ingredient fudge is the perfect thing to take along to a potluck or to make for your family.
If you've got a weakness for snack foods like potato chips and pretzels, then you're going to love our Potato Chip Fudge. This creamy and rich fudge tastes like those expensive, chocolate-dipped pretzels and chips you see in the fancy candy stores.
'Tis the season to say "thank you" to your kids' teachers. Go old school by gifting them a batch of old-fashioned, homemade Chocolate Walnut Fudge. Betcha this treat will send your kids straight to the head of the class!
This caramel-topped chocolate fudge is to-die-for, especially when you finish it off with a sprinkle of sea salt. Our Salted Caramel Fudge is such a sweet treat; it makes for a great homemade gift too.
Miscellaneous Desserts
You'll just love taking a bite out of one of our Hello Dolly Cookie Tarts. They're our take on a famous recipe that used to come on the back of a can of sweetened condensed milk! We like to pair our gooey tarts with a glass of cold milk for an unforgettable dessert experience!
If you're looking for something that's full of fall flavor, then this dessert casserole recipe is for you! Our Creamy Dutch Apple Dessert is a sweet treat that's sure to bring you some sweet smiles.
Creamy and fresh-tasting, our Strawberry Patch Ice Cream is sure to become your favorite homemade ice cream. And since it's made with 5 easy ingredients, available any time of the year, you can make it whenever you want!
If you thought glazed donuts were good on their own, wait till you use 'em to make our Donut Bread Pudding. This bread pudding is extra-decadent, so you want to make sure the whole gang joins ya for a bite. Not that you'll have to tell 'em. One whiff of this baking in the oven and they'll be lining up for their share!
Did you know? Sweetened condensed milk is always sweetened, as the name implies. It's sometimes sold as "condensed milk," and the two are one and the same. The great thing about sweetened condensed milk is that it has a long shelf life, so you can purchase it when it's on sale and have it on hand whenever you need to make a quick and easy dessert. Once it's opened, it should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, where it will last about 2 to 3 weeks.
Ever wonder why it's called condensed milk? It's because sugar, and milk are combined and then boiled until there's a half 'n' half sugar-milk ratio. That's why its shelf life is so long - it's cause of that added sugar and evaporation process!