Manjar (Dulce de Leche) from Scratch

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 90 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This milk caramel manjar can be eaten anytime during the day and in many different ways: with bread, cheese, cookies, and my favorite, with meringue.

Ingredients

1 quart whole milk
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1 Bring milk, sugar, and vanilla extract to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, continue cooking, and continuously stirring until milk has thickened and turned a caramel color, about 1 hour or more.
2 Stir in baking soda. Continue cooking until caramelized milk has reached a pudding consistency. Pour manjar into a bowl and cool completely in the refrigerator.