If you have ever wanted to know how to make caramel with condensed milk, this is the only recipe you need.

This is my mom’s legendary slow cooker caramel sauce, and it’s for anyone who’s ever burned, crystallized, or panicked over stovetop caramel. Just three ingredients transformed into a perfectly smooth, thick, rich caramel that practically makes itself while you go about your day.

This slow cooker method is forgiving, make-ahead friendly, and produces silky caramel without standing over a hot saucepan. No stirring, no babysitting, no candy thermometer, just pure golden caramel that seals right in the jar and keeps for months. Once you make it this way, there is no going back.

Sweetened condensed milk, a little salt, and a splash of vanilla go into jars, get submerged in the slow cooker, and come out hours later as the most luscious, velvety caramel sauce you have ever tasted. Make a big batch, tuck the jars away, and you will have homemade caramel on hand for every dessert, gift, or midnight snack craving that comes your way.

You may have heard this called dulce de leche, and technically that is exactly what it is. Traditionally made by slowly heating a unopened can of sweetened condensed milk until it transforms into a thick, deeply caramel sauce.

Homemade caramel is intimidating. This method makes it forgiving. 

Ingredients For Caramel with Condensed Milk

Three simple ingredients are all that stand between you and the most incredible homemade caramel sauce of your life.

• Sweetened condensed milk: the star of the show and the only thing you truly need. The slow heat transforms it into a deep, rich, golden caramel with zero fuss.
• Salt: balances the sweetness and gives the caramel that irresistible salted caramel flavor. Add a little extra if you love a more pronounced salty finish.
• Vanilla: rounds out the flavor and adds a warm, aromatic depth that takes this caramel from good to absolutely incredible.

The result is rich, buttery, and borderline dangerous to keep in the house. Measurements can be found in the recipe card below.

How to Make Caramel with Condensed Milk

I’ve stood over the stove top, sweat dripping down my back as I tried for the third time in a row to produce a silky, yet thickened caramel sauce. This slow cooker caramel sauce takes the stress out of trying and you turn out some

This dulce de leche ice cream is unbelievably creamy, rich, silky smooth, and swirled with ribbons of sweet caramelized dulce de leche in every bite. It tastes like something you’d order from a fancy ice cream shop, but it’s surprisingly easy to make at home.

If you love caramel desserts, this homemade ice cream is absolutely dangerous.

Cade has been obsessed with dulce de leche ever since serving a mission in Brazil years ago where they call it Doce De Leite. He LOVES ice cream and while on his mission, they ate a lot of Doce de Leite and leite condensada. He even ate it on his oatmeal occasionally. Gross.

I love making anything that is Brazilian because I know that Cade will adore it. Have you tried our pao de quejo or our torta de limão? Holy moly, yum!

What is Dulce de Leche?

Dulce de leche is a rich caramel-like sauce made by slowly cooking milk and sugar until thick, creamy, and deeply caramelized.

Unlike traditional caramel sauce, which is made from sugar and water, dulce de leche has a richer, creamier flavor thanks to the milk.

Ingredients You’ll Need

You only need 6 simple ingredients to make this ultra creamy homemade ice cream.

• Dulce de Leche: Adds deep caramelized sweetness and creates those signature ribbons throughout the ice cream.
• Whole Milk: Keeps the ice cream smooth and scoopable.
• Egg Yolks: Create a rich custard base and silky texture.
• Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps keep the ice cream soft.
• Heavy Cream: Creates the rich creamy base for the ice cream.
• Salt: Balances the sweetness and deepens the flavor.

How to Make Homemade Dulce de Leche Ice Cream

1. Make the Custard Base: Heat the milk and 1 can of the dulce de leche until smooth and very hot, but not boiling.
2. Temper the Eggs: Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together until pale in color. Slowly whisk a few ta

Carmelitas are dessert bars that have a buttery brown sugar oat crust, a melty chocolate and rich caramel center, and a crumbly oat topping. Dessert perfection!

I love switching up desserts — don’t get me wrong, chocolate chip cookies and brownies are amazing, but sometimes your sweet tooth needs something new. These carmelita bars are everything you love about cookies and candy rolled into one irresistible bite.

The top and bottom layers are soft, golden oatmeal cookie goodness, sandwiching a gooey caramel-chocolate center that melts together beautifully. One bite, and you’ll understand why these bars never last long at our house!

Why You’ll Love These Carmelita Bars

Gooey, melty, and a little bit of crispy in each bite. The combination of textures is totally divine!

Super easy to make. Even taking into account the different layers it’s pretty much just as easy as could be which is perfect for when you want a little something sweet but you aren’t up for a huge kitchen project.

No mixer needed. All you need is a large mixing bowl and a wooden spoon.

These are always a huge crowd pleasers. I’ve never taken home leftovers when I’ve taken them to any kind of event.

Now this is dangerous, but you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry right now, so get baking!

Ingredients Needed for Carmelitas

The good news just keeps on comin’! Most of the ingredients for carmelita bars are pantry-friendly ingredients that you’ll already have at home. Here is what you will need:

• Flour: Gives structure to the oat layers so they hold the gooey filling together.
• Old-Fashioned Oats: Add chewy texture and that classic oatmeal cookie flavor we love in carmelitas.
• Cinnamon: Adds warmth and depth, enhancing the caramel and chocolate flavors.
• Salt: Balances the sweetness and makes the caramel and chocolate flavors pop.
• Baking Soda: Helps the oat mixture bake up light and slightly crisp instead of dense.
• Brown Sugar: Adds rich caramel flavor and moisture, giving the crust that buttery chew.
• Butter: Binds the oat mixture together and creates that golden, crisp, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
• Caramel Squares: Melt into that gooey, rich caramel center that defines carmelitas. You’ll want 37 pieces of the individually wrapped caramels, no more, no less.
• Evaporated Milk: Thins the caramel just enough so it’s pourable and soft when baked.
• Heavy Cream: Adds extra richness and keeps the caramel ultra-smooth and creamy.
• Chocolate Chips: We prefer a combination of milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Milk chocolate brings creamy, sweet chocolate flavor that pairs perfectly with caramel. The semi-sweet chocolate adds balance and depth — just enough b

A 4-ingredient homemade popcorn seasoning recipe that will take the flavor of late-night snacking to the next level!

My family loves popcorn! A few years ago our friends told us that on days they don’t want to cook dinner they make protein shakes and popcorn, and we hopped right on that train! We usually stick to buttered popcorn or rosemary popcorn when it’s for dinner, but when it’s movie night our other favorites include marshmallow popcorn (Cade’s favorite), kettle corn (Carrian’s favorite) and caramel corn (the kids’ favorite!)

Caramel Popcorn Seasoning is a sweet popcorn seasoning that is easy to make and adds a delicious flavor to your homemade popcorn.  

Learning how to make flavored popcorn seasoning is super simple and it makes the perfect gift for neighbors around the holidays! Make popcorn at home today and try out my mom’s perfect caramel popcorn seasoning!

Ingredients for Homemade Caramel Popcorn Seasoning

Salt: Balances all the sugars, enhances flavor, and keeps the seasoning from being one-note sweet. It also makes the popcorn taste more snackable.

Powdered Sugar: Provides a very fine, quick-dissolving sweetness that clings easily to the popcorn. Its texture helps coat evenly without making the popcorn soggy.

Turbinado Sugar: Adds a light molasses flavor with larger crystals that give a bit of crunch. It brings a more complex sweetness than regular white sugar.

Light Brown Sugar: Contributes a deeper, caramel-like sweetness thanks to its higher molasses content. It gives warmth and a richer flavor that pairs really well with buttery popcorn.

How to Make Homemade Popcorn Seasoning

1. Blend: Add the 4 ingredients to a blender or spice grinder and blend until mixed well.

Dulce de Leche Chocolate Cheesecake Bars [+Video]

These Dulce de Leche Chocolate Cheesecake Bars will absolutely blow your mind! A rich, velvety layer of dulce de leche spread over a decadent Oreo crust, finished with a touch of flaky sea salt to create the perfect harmony of sweet and salty in every bite.

I’ve always been an admirer of Baker by Nature. Her recipes and photography are nothing short of magical. She gets it right every single time.

It’s rare for me to spotlight another blogger’s recipe, and it’s not because I don’t adore them (I absolutely do). The truth is, my brain is constantly overflowing with recipe ideas. There are so many that I can barely keep up, let alone make space for anyone else’s.

Seriously, you should see the never-ending list of recipes Cade and I have brainstormed. It’s hundreds deep, and my “finisher” personality struggles with it. Crossing off every recipe on that list would be the most satisfying thing ever. But for every one I check off, I come up with six more. The cycle never ends.

Then I came across these chocolate cheesecake bars, and I couldn’t stop thinking about them. You have to check out Baker by Nature’s stunning photos. They are pure art. But I kept imagining how perfect they’d be with a layer of dulce de leche. Once the idea hit, it became a must.

So, all my other recipes are on hold, and Cade’s are too. Grab your comfiest sweatpants, fire up Netflix, and settle in. These dulce de leche chocolate cheesecake bars are worth staying in for. Trust me, you won’t regret it!

Is Dulce de Leche the Same As Caramel?

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