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
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
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Katherines Corner says
Oh my goodness…looks amazing. I invite you to share your yummy treat at TFT party xo
Miz Helen says
What a fantastic way to make the Caramel Dulce de Leche! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,we are so happy to have you join us. Have a wonderful week and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Julie says
This looks and sounds so good. Thanks for sharing at C&C with J&J.
Cathy says
Does this recipe require it be stored in fridge or freezer. Since it is pressure canned can it be stored on kitchen shelf?
Gina Kleinworth says
Pressure cookers (like the instant pot – I’m not referring to the traditional old-style pressure cookers) aren’t an approved method for actual pressure canning since there isn’t a way to know the temperature actually reached where it needed to be. I keep what I plan to use immediately in the refrigerator and anything else goes in the freezer.
Shawna says
Can I make these in a presto pressure canner?
Gina Kleinworth says
I have never heard of that type of pressure canner – so I have never tried it. I’m sorry.
Ed says
I would not. If I am canning anything, I would use a pressure canner. Remember the old saying “you can pressure cook in a pressure canner, but you can not pressure can in a pressure cooker.”