Pressure Cooker Caramel Dulce de Leche

If you love homemade caramel, then you will swoon over this Pressure Cooker Caramel Dulce de Leche recipe. Simple to make & only takes 1 ingredient.

My friends- have I found the perfect recipe for all your caramel lovers out there, Pressure Cooker Caramel Dulce de Leche. I’m super obsessed with caramel & making my own is always the preferred method. I have a bunch of different recipes here for all the ways I love to enjoy it. But I finally worked out a recipe using my pressure cooker & it is so easy & delicious too.

Instant Pot Caramel Dulce de Leche

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You see, I love having dulce de leche on hand because it’s so incredibly good for dipping my apples in or drizzling on my ice cream. I’m all about the desserts & this one just sends me to the moon. But I often remember that I need some when it’s too late to make it because I use the slow cooker method. Don’t get me wrong, that Crock Pot caramel recipe is AWESOME & has been my go-to recipe for years. But sometimes I need it a little faster or all my slow cookers are in use (for a big ol’ dinner or something) and I need an alternative.

I have been bound determined to get more bang for my buck out of my pressure cooker & I think I finally created the recipe that will do just that. I make treats more than anything else & so what better thing to use it for- CARAMEL! Scroll on down & check out the recipe. It’s so easy!

Pressure Cooker Caramel Dulce de Leche

If you are a serious caramel lover like me, this recipe will be your new favorite!

***I use this Instant Pot Pressure Cooker for this recipe.

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Pressure Cooker Caramel Dulce de Leche

If you love homemade caramel, then you will swoon over this Pressure Cooker Caramel Dulce de Leche recipe. Simple to make & only takes 1 ingredient.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: caramel, dulce de leche, instant pot, pressure cooker

Servings: 3

Author: Gina Kleinworth

Ingredients

• 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
• 2-3 small canning jars

Instructions

• Transfer sweetened condensed milk into sterile canning jars & add lids
• Place in the pressure cooker on the trivet
• Fill the pot with water until it is about 1/2" below the top of the jar- or just under the lid ring
• Put on the lid & set the valve to "sealing"
• Press the MANUAL button & set for 35 minutes for darker caramel- as little as 25 minutes for lighter caramel
• Once done, use the quick release
• Once the pressure has released, use tongs to remove the caramel
• Allow to cool to room temperature before moving to the refrigerator or freezer.

Notes

*This recipe was created using the 6-quart instant pot. If you are using a different size pot or a different pressure cooker brand entirely, cooking times may be off by a couple of minutes.

**Live at High Altitude - Because water boils at a lower temperature at high altitudes, and pressure cooking requires water to boil in order to work, some foods may need a little more cooking time. When pressure cooking at high altitudes you want to make sure to add 5 percent to your cook time for every 1,000 feet above 2,000 feet elevation. For example, when we lived at 4,000+ feet I would add 10 percent to my cook time. For a recipe that called for 20-minutes of cooking time, I would then cook for 22 minutes. When pressure cooking, 1-2 minutes can make all the difference in a recipe, unlike when cooking by traditional methods.

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