flyinglentris
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What would you use Condensed Milk for that you wouldn't use Cream, Half N Half or Cream Cheese for?
Condensed Milk
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Making a banoffee pie.
flyinglentris
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I had to go look that up. It certainly isn't Chipped Beef - aka Sh_t on a Shingle.
It might just be the most delicious dessert ever...if you love things overly sweet.
epicuric
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Making caramel?
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Making fudge, it's the only thing that sets it well. Cream seperates the mixture, cream cheese has the wrong flavor and remains soft, and half and half doesn't exist here.
epicuric
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How could I have forgotten your fudge recipe? I still have some left from Christmas.
MrsDangermouse
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I don't think condensed milk is at all similar to cream or cream cheese (half and half is pretty similar our single cream) so I don't think its a suitable substitute for any of them. I once used it instead of milk to make rice pudding - but it came out FAR too sweet. So about the only thing I use it for now is to make dulche de leche.
It makes a good no churn ice-cream - albeit rather too sweet for me. Its extremely sweet so really you would only use it for dessert dishes.
lastmanstanding
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Here it's the most popular ingredient for "milk toffees."
flyinglentris
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Interesting. The uses for Condensed Milk are far different that what I may have envisioned and for reasons which I could not have thought.
So I googled and verified that indeed, it is used a lot in Baking, Confections and Desserts.
So I googled and verified that indeed, it is used a lot in Baking, Confections and Desserts.
SuzanneRoman
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Agreed! I've noticed that condensed milk is showing up in more and more dessert recipes lately. I found this post and had to chime in! I never really paid much attention to it until recently. I used it for the first time for pumpkin pie bars over the holiday and I must say, it really added a very nice flavor. I'm beginning to use it more now.
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flyinglentris
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Doesn't that thing we call Chicken Fried Steak get coated with a gravy made from Condensed Milk? Maybe not.
I really hope not - that would be horrible. Condensed milk is incredibly sweet.
I think that white gravy is made from milk and the pan juices - possibly with cream added. I'm beginning to wonder if you are confusing condensed milk with evaporated milk. The latter can be used in savoury dishes.