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Have you ever had an ‘a-ha’ moment in the kitchen? I was talking to my dulce de leche loving niece recently about recipes using the sweet elixir of the gods when lightening struck.
One of the easiest cookie recipes I’ve made uses a can of sweetened condensed milk. Dulce de leche is sweetened condensed milk that has been caramelized. TA-DA!
Guess what I made the next day?
Alfajores are sweet sandwich cookies filled with Dulce de Leche. They are surprisingly easy to make and decadently amazing!!
Have you boarded the dulce de leche train yet? Thick, rich caramel. Amazingly decadent.
I found this recipe when looking for recipes to make for a girls movie night a couple of years ago. We were watching Evita, and I was searching for recipes from Argentina. These little gems appeared, and I was smitten.
This easy caramel sauce is perfect to whip up for a spontaneous ice cream sundae or dipping slices of apples. No candy thermometer needed.
I think love is caramel. Sweet and fragrant; always welcome. It is the gentle golden colour of a setting harvest sun; the warmth of a squeezed embrace; the easy melting of two souls into one and a taste that lingers even when everything else has melted away. Once tasted it is never forgotten. – Author Jenny Colgan
I have made ‘real’ caramel before. You start with white sugar and burn it just enough to get caramel-y but not enough to scorch. Delicious indeed, but time consuming. And frankly, stress that I don’t need in my life.
If you, like me, occasionally need to whip up a quick caramel sauce…this is for you!
Do you love a party with a theme as much as I do? There’s just something about it that tickles me. It doesn’t have to be big or elaborate…sometimes it’s just a nod.
Some time ago, my niece joined us on a road trip. She made a discovery about our family. She found out that, much to the chagrin of our boys – my husband and I enjoy listening to songs from musicals when we travel. Few things can keep you alert while driving better than singing (in character, of course), “I Dreamed a Dream,” or “Who’s That Guy?” Yes, we like everything from Les Miserables to Grease 2.
(Driving through Oklahoma was especially fun for Greg and I…not so much for the boys.) Oklahoma – OK!
And thus started our discussion about all of the musicals that my niece hadn’t yet seen. We decided right then and there that a Girls Movie Night must happen.
Since then, a group of young ladies, and some not as young ladies, have gathered at my house to watch movies that some of us consider classics.
It started with musicals specifically, but has branched into other genres.
These caramelly, oat-y squares will become a favorite sweet treat fast.
Bonus: more ideas for using dulce de leche in recipes!
Dulce de leche is a thick, rich, decadent caramel that folks in Latin America have been enjoying since sometime in the 1800s. Thank you Latin America, we owe you a debt of gratitude.
Today I’m sharing several ways that I like to use this amazing ingredient AND a recipe for one of my family’s favorites!