Name: Dessert Sauce Toppings with Condensed Milk - 4 Ways
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/2 Can Condensed Milk; 3 tbsp Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder; 3 tbsp Freeze Dried Strawberry Powder; 1/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter; 1 tbsp Quality Vanilla Extract ((Homemade is best with Vanilla Bean Flecks))

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Four quick and easy dessert toppings using sweetened condensed milk, only 2 ingredients. This recipe uses pantry staples, so you can always have a sweet sauce on hand. Creamy strawberry, peanut butter, hot fudge, and vanilla sauce. Perfect sauce for bread pudding, pancakes, cakes, and ice cream sundae bar or dessert charcuterie board.

Dripping finished vanilla bean sauce with gold spoon into white ramekin. Next to grey and white striped towel, big jar of homemade vanilla extract, and white vase with white flowers. — Vanilla Bean Sauce Topping

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Condensed Milk
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Storage & Serving
Dessert Sauce Toppings with Condensed Milk - 4 Ways

Dripping finished chocolate sauce with gold spoon into white ramekin. Next to turquoise and white checkered towel, glass cup filled with mini chocolate chips, and white vase with white flowers. — Hot Fudge Chocolate Sauce Topping

Condensed Milk

Canned store-bought sweetened condensed milk usually only has two ingredients milk and sugar, that's it. Pretty clean ingredients and since it’s shelf-stable when unopened, it’s great to keep extra in the pantry.

How to flavor sweetened condensed milk?

Straight out of the can condensed milk is decadent, adding more flavor just brings it over the top. You can use homemade flavored extracts, nut butters, cocoa powder, ground freeze-dried fruits, sprinkles, brown sugar, spirits or alcohol, or instant coffee.

Four ramekins filled with consensed milk and four glass bowls preppred with ingredients. Peanut butter, freeze dried strawberries, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. — Easy Condensed Milk & Ingredients for Dessert Sauces

Four Topping Flavors

Uses for sweetened condensed milk as a topping, glaze, dip, icing or frosting, or a sweet drizzle for dessert recipes. Check out this amazing Good Humor Inspired Ice Cream Sundae Bar Dessert Charcuterie Board.

Try adding these flavors to make four amazing sauces.

Homemade vanilla extract for an amazing condensed milk vanilla bean sauce for bread pudding.

Quality dutch cocoa powder to make a chocolate sauce for dipping fresh fruit.

Peanut butter to make a topping for vanilla ice cream.

Freeze-dried strawberries for a creamy drizzle over pancakes or french toast.

Step by Step Photos

Four empty white ramekins next to two unopened cans of condensed milk. — Pour Condensed Milk into Ramekins

Open the can of sweetened condensed milk and place it into a microwave-safe bowl.

Four white ramekins filled with condensed milk on white plate. Wood background. — Microwave Condensed Milk for Easy Mixing

Place onto a microwave-safe plate and microwave in 15 seconds intervals until warm. Will make it easier to mix with your choice of flavor.

How to make condensed milk vanilla sauce?

Condensed milk in ramekin next to two glass bowls. One with vanilla extract with vanilla beans and the other for mixing. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel.

Grab the warm condensed milk and quality homemade vanilla extract with some vanilla beans.

Pouring condensed milk into glass bowl with vanilla extract. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Pour Warm Condensed Milk

2. Pour warm condensed milk and vanilla extract and beans into a mixing bowl.

Dripping finished vanilla sauce with spoon into glass bowl. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel.

3. Mix well and it's ready to serve.

How to make peanut butter sauce?

Condensed milk in ramekin next to two glass bowls. One with peanut butter and the other for mixing. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Ingredients for Peanut Butter Sauce Topping

Grab the warm condensed milk and creamy peanut butter.

Pouring condensed milk into glass bowl with peanut butter. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Pour Warm Condensed Milk

2. Pour warm condensed milk and peanut butter into a mixing bowl.

Dripping finished peanut butter sauce with spoon into glass bowl. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel.

3. Mix well and it's ready to serve. If you would like the sauce a bit thinner add warm water.

How to make creamy strawberry sauce?

Condensed milk in ramekin next to two glass bowls. One with freeze dried strawberries and the other for mixing. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Ingredients for Creamy Strawberry Sauce Topping

1. Grab the warm condensed milk and finely ground freeze-dried strawberries.

Pouring condensed milk into glass bowl with freeze dried strawberries. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Pour Warm Condensed Milk

2. Pour warm condensed milk and freeze-dried strawberries into a mixing bowl. Mix well.

Condensed milk and freeze dried strawberries in large glass cup. Being blended with stick blender. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Blend with Stick Blender for Easy Mixing

3. When making the creamy strawberry sauce you might need to use a stick or small blender for it to mix really well together. It's ready to serve.

Dripping finished creamy strawberry sauce with gold spoon into white ramekin. Next to red and white checkered towel, two whole fresh strawberries, and white vase with white flowers. — Creamy Strawberry Sauce Topping

How to make 2 ingredients Hot Fudge sauce?

Condensed milk in ramekin next to two glass bowls. One with cocoa powder and the other for mixing. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Ingredients for Hot Fudge or Chocolate Sauce

1. Grab the warm condensed milk and quality dutch processed cocoa powder.

Pouring condensed milk into glass bowl with cocoa powder. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel. — Pour Warm Condensed Milk

2. Pour warm condensed milk and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl

Dripping finished chocolate sauce with spoon into glass bowl. Next to gold whisk and grey white striped towel.

3. Mix well and it's ready to serve. If you would like the sauce a bit thinner add warm water.

Storage & Serving

Store leftover condensed milk toppings in an airtight jar or container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Warming or Reheating Toppings

Place leftover sauce in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it for 30 seconds, remove and mix. Intervals to 10-15 seconds until warmed to your preferred temperature.

Four ramekins with finished sauces. Next to white bowels, white towel, gold spoon and white vase with flowers.

Four ramekins with finished sauces.Dripping finished chocolate, strawberry, peanut butter, and vanilla sauces with gold spoon into white ramekins.

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Dessert Sauce Toppings with Condensed Milk - 4 Ways

Easy dessert toppings using only 2 ingredients. Creamy strawberry sauce, hot fudge chocolate, peanut butter sauce and vanilla bean. The perfect toppings for ice cream, pancakes, bread pudding, cakes, cheesecake, yogurt, and more.

Prep Time7 mins

Cook Time3 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Makes 1 cup

Equipment

Microwaveable Bowls
Spoons
Whisk
Food Processor or Stick Blender
Measuring Cups and Spoons

Ingredients

½ Can Condensed Milk

Hot Fudge Chocolate Sauce

3 tablespoon Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder

Creamy Strawberry Sauce

3 tablespoon Freeze Dried Strawberry Powder

Peanut Butter Sauce

¼ cup Creamy Peanut Butter

Vanilla Bean Sauce

1 tablespoon Quality Vanilla Extract (Homemade is best with Vanilla Bean Flecks)

Instructions

Place ½ can of condensed milk into a microwaveable bowl. Microwave for about 15 second intervals until warm.
Add your flavor (ie cocoa powder, peanut butter, strawberry powder, or vanilla extract). Mix well with spoon, whisk, or small or stick blender.
When making the creamy strawberry sauce you might need to use a stick or small blender for it to mix really well together.
You can also use warm water, if want a thinner sauce consistancy.
Serve right away. Keep leftovers refrigerated for up to a week.

Notes

1. You can cut this recipe can be easily double, using a whole can of condensed milk.

2. See the blog post for extra tips, storage information, topping ideas, and pictures.