This magic elixir comprises coconut milk and sugar, creating a rich and velvety texture, perfect for all your baking needs. Whether you're preparing fudgy brownies or delicious pies, vegan sweetened condensed milk has what you need.
In a medium saucepan, add the coconut milk and cane sugar. Mix well.
Bring it to a boil over medium heat.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and turns a light caramel color. Stir also helps prevent it from overflowing the pan.
Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. It will thicken further as it cools.
Transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator until use.
Placed in an airtight container, this vegan sweetened condensed milk will keep for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
Notes
Coconut sugar can be replaced with maple syrup or coconut palm sugar for a stronger taste or quite simply, by brown sugar.
If sweetened condensed milk is too thick, add a tablespoon of coconut milk to make it thinner.
Variants
Vegan Vanilla Sweetened Condensed Milk: add a teaspoon of vanilla extract for an extra splash of flavor.
Vegan Sweetened Sweetened Condensed Milk without Coconut Milk (lighter): substitute coconut milk with any milk alternative and create condensed almond milk, condensed oat milk, condensed soy milk, or condensed cashew milk (mix 1 cup cashews with ½ cup of non-dairy milk and ½ cup of sweetener in a high-speed blender).
Vegan Sweetened Condensed Chocolate: add a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder.