Condensed Milk Recipe – There are few super ingredients in cooking that can be used in making so many varieties of dishes. One such simple ingredient is yogurt. You can make almost endless things with this one ingredient. Another such great super ingredient is condense milk or sweetened condensed milk sold under different commercial names such as Milkmaid in India. This one ingredient can be used in making so many different types of dessert dishes. Cakes, puddings, Indian sweets/mithai etc etc. One ingredient and endless stream of recipes 🙂
Although condensed milk is easily available in market these days it is always advisable to make your own version at home and store it for later purpose. The ready made condensed milk comes with preservatives which is not always good for health. And then its so easy to make this ingredient at home that I simply can’t resist. Condensed milk made at home costs almost third if not more compared to ready made version. Hence it is quite cheaper to make your own condensed milk at home.
Where condense milk is used? Well as I mentioned earlier, mostly we use condense milk in baking egg-less cake as well as in making sweets too. You can make sweets like carrot halwa, pumpkin halwa, kheer using this home made sweetened condense milk.
For this recipe of condensed milk I have used full fat milk from Amul brand (Amul Gold) which is readily available in India. You can use any equivalent brand full fat milk Also I have added a pinch of baking soda. Baking soda will thickens the condense milk and also keep it stay fresh for longer.
Do try this once and let me know your comments how it turned out.
Lets start the step by step recipe of condensed milk.
Condensed Milk Recipe – step by steps with pictures
To make condensed milk at home we need just three ingredients: full fat milk, sugar and some baking soda or soda-bicarbonate.
Let us start making the condensed milk. For that take the milk in a deep bottom pan and start heating it.
Let the milk comes to boil.
Once the milk comes to boil add sugar while stirring it continuously.
As you stir the moisture of the milk goes away and milk starts to thicken.
Once the milk is semi thick add baking soda to it.
Cook until the milk reaches the desired consistency of milkmaid. As you can see in below photo the milk has become nice and thick. At this point turn off the gas and let the milk gets cool down completely. Do not over cook the milk or else it will turn solid once it cools down.
Your homemade condensed milk or milkmaid is ready now. You can use homemade condensed milk in many Indian recipes like gajar ka halwa, kheer, lauki halwa and many other different types of sweets. Also you can store the condensed milk in an air tight container and keep it in refrigerator for 25 to 30 days.
Condensed Milk Recipe Box or Homemade Milkmaid recipe
- Milk: 1 liter
- Sugar: 1 cup
- Baking soda: 1/2 tsp
- Take half liter of full fat milk in a deep bottom pan and let it boil.
- Once the milk come to the boil add sugar to it. Stir continuously while mixing the sugar.
- Slowly the milk will start to thicken.
- Once the milk is semi thick add baking soda to it. Do not over cook or else the milk will be get hard.
- Cook until the milk reaches desired consistency and then turn off the flame and let it cool down.
- Your homemade condense milk is ready and can be used in making sweets or desserts.
Shabnoor says
April 14, 2015 at 5:42 pmMmm yummmy taste……i like ur recepi……..my dauters like kulfi….helpful inhouse wife i am also house wife.thanku so much……inlike vry vry much….plz send more recepi……….realy nice ur recepies………
Jasmine says
May 11, 2015 at 10:38 pmHi, Thank you so much for your recipe.
Does it have to cool completely before it turns sticky? Mine is still warm and it is very watery D:
Gopi Patel says
May 11, 2015 at 10:56 pmhi Jasmine, the milk differs and thus the cooking time. Try to cook it longer so that it gets of right consistency.
Prakash R Chodankar says
June 8, 2020 at 12:25 pmHare Krishna. Thank you very very much. But only ratio of ingredients missing.
SherylM says
June 1, 2015 at 11:51 pmWhat is the point of using the bicarbonate? I have seen other similar recipes as yours but none use the baking soda.
parmilla says
July 2, 2015 at 6:30 pmI m from pakistan n amul full cream milk is not avb. Then wat type of milk sud i use n yes at wat point i use baking soda.?
Gopi Patel says
July 3, 2015 at 2:16 pmHello parmilla you can use the milk what you get in your place. Once the milk is semi thick then add baking soda.
sudhir pawar says
July 30, 2015 at 9:02 pmthanks; nice recipe
Maria says
August 8, 2015 at 7:27 pmIn the list of ingredients, you’ve mentioned 1ltr of milk along with 1 cup of sugar but in the instructions, you’ve put half a litre of milk with one cup of sugar. I just wanted to clarify, is it 1ltr milk with 1 cup of sugar or 1/2ltr milk with 1 cup of sugar?
Thanks in advance
Gopi Patel says
August 10, 2015 at 12:16 pmHi Maria I have used 1 liter milk and 1 cup sugar to make condense milk as written in the recipe box below. To show what type of milk i have used i have kept that milk packet.Do try and let me know how it turned out:)
JULIA JIN Paco-Aguilar says
August 25, 2016 at 8:08 amThanks Maria for your comment. That was my observation, too. Now that Gopi had clarified, I’m on my way on making the condensed milk especially that Milkmaid had not been available in our local grocery lately. Im from Tacloban City, Philippines.
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Arti says
August 13, 2015 at 7:53 amI want to use this homemade condensed milk within two days.Isit ok if I don’t add baking soda
Sam jas says
October 3, 2015 at 12:03 pmHi, thnx for sharing this recipe. Can we add cornflour instead of baking soda to thicken the milk?
Gopi Patel says
October 4, 2015 at 11:25 amHi Sam, I am afraid not. You cannot replace baking soda with cornflour. The taste will defer greatly.
jimit says
October 16, 2015 at 7:49 pmhello, can i use baking powder instead of baking soda ?
Betty says
November 28, 2015 at 12:30 pmHi can I use milk powder instead of fresh milk ?
Anagha says
December 18, 2015 at 4:17 pmMilk made recipe I’ll try soon. Thanks for all recipes.
Gopi Patel says
December 23, 2015 at 9:06 amThanks Anagha..
Akshita says
February 29, 2016 at 4:08 pmThanks for Ur recipe. It is very to make …..I liked it …..
Gopi Patel says
March 5, 2016 at 8:28 pmGlad you liked it Akshita 🙂
Stephen Crofts says
May 18, 2016 at 3:28 amGreat recipe, thank you!
Found it very easy to make and the taste is just right.
Gopi Patel says
March 23, 2017 at 1:29 pmGlad to hear that:)
JULIA JIN Paco-Aguilar says
August 25, 2016 at 8:11 amThanks Maria for you comment which was my 1st observation too, when I read the recipe. Now that Gopi has already clarified, I’m on my way of making her recipe. Thanks Gopi for sharing. I’m from Tacloban City, Phiippines..
vyshnaviram says
September 21, 2016 at 2:28 pmGood recipes… Preparing at home
Gopi Patel says
March 23, 2017 at 1:28 pmThank you
Indranil says
October 10, 2016 at 8:00 pmNice recipe. Although I have not yet tried it but I have a question: As the milk getting warm, shouldn’t there be a layer of fat form at the top (like malai in rabdi)?
With thanks
Indranil
Banu says
November 22, 2016 at 2:56 pmMake it easy and very tasty .
Gopi Patel says
March 23, 2017 at 1:30 pmThank u
nuzhath says
November 29, 2016 at 5:15 pmis it necessary to use full fat amul milk…. what will happen if we use the simple amul milk…… pls reply soon bcoz i want to make it today itself.. pls
Parimal says
April 1, 2018 at 7:36 pmThank you 🙂