Dulce de Leche is a caramel-like sauce that is a delicious topping for ice cream or a sweet dip for graham crackers or apple slices. Instant Pot Dulce de Leche can be made in the fraction of the time as some traditional recipes.
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Dulce de Leche translates to "sweet milk". Starting with a can of sweetened condensed milk, and just a bit of time, and you have a creamy caramel sauce that is simply delicious. Your family will love this simple sauce drizzled over these Banana Cheesecake Taco Pancakes, or this Delicious Bread Pudding.
Traditional cooking methods either on the stove top, oven, or slow cooker, can all take several hours to prepare. This instant pot dulce de leche recipe is the fastest way to prepare this sweet treat and can be ready in about 1 hour.
What you need to make this recipe
- One can of sweetened condensed milk such as Eagle Brand, or your favorite brand.
- A heat proof bowl.
- Aluminum foil.
- An Instant Pot.
Step-by-step recipe directions
Open a can of sweetened condensed milk.
Note: This is sweetened condensed milk such as Eagle Brand, not evaporated milk.
Using a heat proof bowl that will fit into your Instant Pot, pour the entire contents of one can of sweetened condensed milk.
Cover the top of the bowl with a piece of aluminum foil.
Get another piece of foil, and set the heat proof bowl on top of it. Bring the foil up over the edges of the bowl.
If you think it necessary, to keep the water from seeping in, you can add another piece of foil over the top of the bowl.
Place a wire rack onto the bottom of the Instant Pot. Place the foil wrapped bowl of sweetened condensed milk on the rack.
Pour as much water as needed into the pressure cooker pot to come up half way on the heat proof bowl you placed into the Instant Pot.
Secure the lid on top of the Instant Pot. Set the valve to sealing.
Set the timer for 35 minutes. You can set the timer up to 45 minutes for a darker color, thicker sauce.
When the Instant Pot caramel sauce is done, use the quick release to release the pressure.
Carefully remove the bowl from the pot and whisk to blend.
If the color of the isn't to your liking, you can re-wrap the bowl and return to the instant pot, Cook an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
The cook time varies greatly depending on the size/wattage of the electric pressure cooker as well as the size of the bowl used. A four cup batter bowl in an 8 quart Instant Pot electric pressure cooker was used for the photos show. The caramel took 45 minutes.
We think your family will enjoy this delicious Dulce de Leche, or as my family calls it, the best caramel sauce ever!
Recipe FAQ's
Dulce de Leche made is the Instant Pot is a quicker and hassle-free way to make a creamy caramel sauce that is perfect for many desserts.
From start to finish, Dulce de Leche will take just about an hour to make. That is much quicker than the traditional stove top or oven methods that can take many hours.
Absolutely! When making Instant Pot Dulce de Leche, you're not actually heating the sealed can. Instead, you transfer the sweetened condensed milk to a heatproof container, ensuring it's safe to use in your Instant Pot. No need to worry about exploding cans.
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Recipe
Instant Pot Dulce de Leche
Equipment
- 1 Instant Pot
- 1 Heat Proof Bowl
- Aluminum Foil
Ingredients
- 14 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 can
Instructions
- Open a can of sweetened condensed milk.
- Note: This is sweetened condensed milk such as Eagle Brand, not evaporated milk.
- Using a heat proof bowl that will fit into your Instant Pot, pour the entire contents of one can of sweetened condensed milk.
- Cover the top of the bowl with a piece of aluminum foil.
- Get another piece of foil, and set the heat proof bowl on top of it. Bring the foil up over the edges of the bowl.
- If you think it necessary, to keep the water from seeping in, you can add another piece of foil over the top of the bowl
- Place a wire rack onto the bottom of the Instant Pot. Place the foil wrapped bowl of sweetened condensed milk on the rack.
- Pour as much water as needed into the pressure cooker pot to come up half way on the heat proof bowl you placed into the Instant Pot.
- Secure the lid on top of the Instant Pot. Set the valve to sealing.
- Set the timer for 35 minutes. You can set the timer up to 45 minutes for a darker color, thicker sauce.
- When the Instant Pot caramel sauce is done, use the quick release to release the pressure.
- Carefully remove the bowl from the pot and whisk to blend.
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