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Dulce de leche is a delicious confection that's very common across Latin America. While delicious, traditional dulce de leche is made with sweet condensed milk which is full of sugar, so it's a no-no for anyone following a healthy low-carb diet.
My dulce de leche is different! It's made with homemade keto condensed milk which is made with Allulose, a natural low-carb sweetener that caramelizes just like sugar!
How To Make Keto Dulce De Leche
Making keto-friendly dulce de leche is easy! You will start by making our keto condensed milk and then keep cooking it for longer to achieve that nice golden brown colour. Please make sure you are using Allulose in this recipe as other low-carb sweeteners won't caramelize and would make the texture gritty.
Here's a quick video to show you how to make keto condensed milk in just a few simple steps, with or without dairy!
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What is The Difference Between Caramel and Dulce De Leche?
While they are similar, the flavor, texture and ingredient composition is slightly different. Caramel is made by cooking the sweetener with butter and adding cream at the end of the cooking process. Also, there is less cream and no almond milk used in keto caramel compared to this dulce de leche.
Love caramel? Make sure to try our Smooth & Silky Keto Caramel Sauce!
How To Use Dulce De Leche
This low-carb dulce de leche can be used to make many different keto treats!
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Hands-on Overall
Serving size 1 tbsp/ 15 ml
Nutritional values (per 1 tbsp/ 15 ml)
Net carbs1 grams
Protein0.6 grams
Fat11.7 grams
Calories112 kcal
Calories from carbs 3%, protein 2%, fat 95%
Total carbs1 gramsFiber0.1 gramsSugars0.6 gramsSaturated fat7.3 gramsSodium21 mg(1% RDA)Magnesium4 mg(1% RDA)Potassium55 mg(3% EMR)
Ingredients (makes about 1 1/4 cups/ 300 ml)
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter (57 g/ 2 oz)
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk or poppy seed milk (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
- 1/2 cup granulated Allulose (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- Optional: sea salt and vanilla to taste
Instructions
- To make the dulche de leche, you'll need a batch of our Keto Condensed Milk. If you don't have any, follow the steps below. You will need to use Allulose to make caramelized, golden brown and smooth dulche de leche.
- To make keto condensed milk: Place everything into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over a medium-high heat. Once it starts simmering, turn the heat down to low. Reduce to about half of the volume. This will take 30 to 45 minutes. When done, remove from the heat and blend using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy (this will help remove any clumps). Optionally, add sea salt and vanilla to taste.
Note: For dairy-free condensed coconut milk, follow the instructions here.
- To make dulce de leche: Cook the condensed milk on medium-low for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden and caramelized. The exact time will depend on the heat.
- Take off the heat and set aside to cool down. Depending on how much you reduce it, you'll get anything from 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) to 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) of dulce de leche.
- Pour into a glass jar. Once it reaches room temperature, seal with a lid and refrigerate. Sealed and refrigerated keto dulce de leche will last for up to 2 weeks. (Check recipe tips for how you can use this keto dulce de leche!)
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter (57 g/ 2 oz)
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk or poppy seed milk (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
- 1/2 cup granulated Allulose (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- Optional: sea salt and vanilla to taste
Instructions
- To make the dulche de leche, you'll need a batch of our Keto Condensed Milk. If you don't have any, follow the steps below. You will need to use Allulose to make caramelized, golden brown and smooth dulche de leche.
- To make keto condensed milk: Place everything into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over a medium-high heat. Once it starts simmering, turn the heat down to low. Reduce to about half of the volume. This will take 30 to 45 minutes. When done, remove from the heat and blend using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy (this will help remove any clumps). Optionally, add sea salt and vanilla to taste.
Note: For dairy-free condensed coconut milk, follow the instructions here.
- To make dulce de leche: Cook the condensed milk on medium-low for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden and caramelized. The exact time will depend on the heat.
- Take off the heat and set aside to cool down. Depending on how much you reduce it, you'll get anything from 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) to 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) of dulce de leche.
- Pour into a glass jar. Once it reaches room temperature, seal with a lid and refrigerate. Sealed and refrigerated keto dulce de leche will last for up to 2 weeks. (Check recipe tips for how you can use this keto dulce de leche!)
Nutrition (per serving, 1 tbsp/ 15 ml)
Calories112kcal
Net Carbs1g
Carbohydrates1g
Protein0.6g
Fat11.7g
Saturated Fat7.3g
Fiber0.1g
Sugar0.6g
Sodium21mg
Magnesium4mg
Potassium55mg
Detailed nutritional breakdown (per 1 tbsp/ 15 ml)
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