My new favourite- Dulce de Leche

Dulce de Leche is a popular decadent sweet caramel type sauce in Thermo world at the moment.
It used to be the boil in the can caramel made from sweetened condensed milk and boiled for a couple of hours on the stove.  If I hear about something  three times I tend to investigate it  (works for holiday destinations!)

Pronounce it  DULS SAY DE LETCHAY in any kind of Spanish, Portuguese, French or Latin American accent that takes your fancy.

 If I hear about something three times I tend to investigate

With a Thermomix you can whip it up in 50 minutes  and its ready to pour quite neatly into a couple of jars for use with a spoon (if you know what I mean.) Anyhow the Thermo does all the work for you - reducing, browning and caramelising in its set and forget type of way. (You do need to put the steaming basket on top  to stop the splashes while it mixes away). 1 Litre of milk, the two sugars, cream and bicarb made two jars of this delectable sauce. 

I tried the recipe from the ForumThermomix.com Dulche de Leche

What can you use it for???

Whip this  up when you don't want to just take chocolates

If you don't eat it all off the spoon you could try...

• caramel sauce in cakes, biscuits or waffles, 
• filling for small caramel tarts
• sauce over or through icecream 
• spread it over pancakes or on your morning toast 

Do you  think it could go well inside a muffin?

I quickly whipped up a jar last night to take to a friend's place as a "thankyou " when you are told not to bring a thing.

While a bit of fancy ribbon and cellophane would have dressed it up - my host's not the eat it off the spoon type of girl so I made some shortbread tart cases and some shortbread bikkies to go with it.  Yummmm.

If you are dairy free you don't miss out . Quirky Jo told us about her version  Quirky Jo's Dairy Free Dulce De Leche

Hope you enjoy your new treat - get practising DULS SAY DE LETCHAY,
DULS SAY DE LETCHAY, DULS SAY DE LETCHAY
cheers Robyn