Make It Yourself Food... Because making it yourself, versus buying a box/mix/processed-frozen-something/packet, etc. is exceptionally more frugal, far healthier, has whole food ingredients, no fillers, contains none of the ingredients you'd also find in car fix-it fluids (propylene glycol, anyone?), is lower in salt, and just plain tastes better! It also means less trips to the store, translating to less money spent, which means less time out of the house and more time doing important things! Things you love! Like reading, playing with your kids, or whatever suits your fancy...

Monday, January 24, 2011

Sweetened Condensed Milk

The last post about coffee creamers can be even MORE make-it-yourself-ified by making your own sweetened condensed milk to go with the recipes!  Some recipes for this use canned evaporated milk, but to be even more nuts-and-bolts, this recipe doesn't even need that... 

Sweetened Condensed Milk

This recipe will make 1 can's worth - or 14 oz. - of sweetened condensed milk substitute.

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup non-fat powdered milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter (optional)
In a blender or with a hand blender, mix the water and milk powder.  Add other ingredients and blend until smooth - about 30 seconds.  Revel in the fact that you just saved yourself a trip to the store!  :)

~Jessica

P.S.  I just read that sweetened condensed milk can be frozen?  I never have tried this, but that would be handy.
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