Keto Dulce de Leche

Dulce de leche is a delicious confection that's very common across Latin America. While delicious, traditional dulce de leche is made with sweet condensed milk which is full of sugar, so it's a no-no for anyone following a healthy low-carb diet.

My dulce de leche is different! It's made with homemade keto condensed milk which is made with Allulose, a natural low-carb sweetener that caramelizes just like sugar!

How To Make Keto Dulce De Leche

Making keto-friendly dulce de leche is easy! You will start by making our keto condensed milk and then keep cooking it for longer to achieve that nice golden brown colour. Please make sure you are using Allulose in this recipe as other low-carb sweeteners won't caramelize and would make the texture gritty.

Here's a quick video to show you how to make keto condensed milk in just a few simple steps, with or without dairy!

What is The Difference Between Caramel and Dulce De Leche?

While they are similar, the flavor, texture and ingredient composition is slightly different. Caramel is made by cooking the sweetener with butter and adding cream at the end of the cooking process. Also, there is less cream and no almond milk used in keto caramel compared to this dulce de leche.

Love caramel? Make sure to try our Smooth & Silky Keto Caramel Sauce!

How To Use Dulce De Leche

This low-carb dulce de leche can be used to make many different keto treats!

• You can use it instead of the condensed milk to make this Keto Tres Leches Mug Cake. It will make the topping sweeter with more flavor.
• Use as a spread between cookies to make keto sandwich cookies! You can use crunchy Keto Shortbread Cookies or soft Eggless Keto Cookies.
• Whip with some heavy whipping cream and use as topping in pies or muffins. Here's a great Keto Pie Crust and a basic Keto Vanilla Muffin recipe you can use.
• Use as topping on Keto Ice Cream. For this you'll need this dulce de leche to be warm and drizzly.
• It also tastes great in coffee or mocha!

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Step-by-step

1. To make the dulche de leche, you'll need a batch of our Keto Condensed Milk. If you don't have any, follow the steps below. You will need to use Allulose to make caramelized, golden brown and smooth dulche de leche.

   

2. To make keto condensed milk: Place everything into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over a medium-high heat. Once it starts simmering, turn the heat down to low. Reduce to about half of the volume. This will take 30 to 45 minutes. When done, remove from the heat and blend using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy (this will help remove any clumps). Optionally, add sea salt and vanilla to taste.
   Note: For dairy-free condensed coconut milk, follow the instructions here.

   

3. To make dulce de leche: Cook the condensed milk on medium-low for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden and caramelized. The exact time will depend on the heat.

4. Take off the heat and set aside to cool down. Depending on how much you reduce it, you'll get anything from 1 ¹/₄ cups (300 ml) to 1 ¹/₂ cups (360 ml) of dulce de leche.

   

5. Pour into a glass jar. Once it reaches room temperature, seal with a lid and refrigerate. Sealed and refrigerated keto dulce de leche will last for up to 2 weeks. (Check recipe tips for how you can use this keto dulce de leche!)

   

Recipe

Keto Dulce de Leche

★★★★☆4.5 (44 ratings)

Make your own low-carb and sugar-free dulce de leche at home! It's thick and creamy with deep caramel flavor.

Hands on

15m

Overall

1h

Servings

20

1 g

Net carbs

0.6 g

Protein

11.7 g

Fat

112

kcal

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Ingredients makes about 1 ¹/₄ cups/ 300 ml

• ¹/₂ stick unsalted butter (57 g/ 2 oz)
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
• 2 cups unsweetened almond milk, cashew milk or poppy seed milk (480 ml/ 16 fl oz)
• ¹/₂ cup granulated Allulose (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
• Optional: sea salt and vanilla to taste

Instructions

1. To make the dulche de leche, you'll need a batch of our Keto Condensed Milk. If you don't have any, follow the steps below. You will need to use Allulose to make caramelized, golden brown and smooth dulche de leche.

2. To make keto condensed milk: Place everything into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over a medium-high heat. Once it starts simmering, turn the heat down to low. Reduce to about half of the volume. This will take 30 to 45 minutes. When done, remove from the heat and blend using an immersion blender until smooth and creamy (this will help remove any clumps). Optionally, add sea salt and vanilla to taste.
   Note: For dairy-free condensed coconut milk, follow the instructions here.

3. To make dulce de leche: Cook the condensed milk on medium-low for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden and caramelized. The exact time will depend on the heat.

4. Take off the heat and set aside to cool down. Depending on how much you reduce it, you'll get anything from 1 ¹/₄ cups (300 ml) to 1 ¹/₂ cups (360 ml) of dulce de leche.

5. Pour into a glass jar. Once it reaches room temperature, seal with a lid and refrigerate. Sealed and refrigerated keto dulce de leche will last for up to 2 weeks. (Check recipe tips for how you can use this keto dulce de leche!)

Nutrition per serving, 1 tbsp/ 15 ml

Carbs 3%Protein 2%Fat 95% of calories

Net carbs

1 g

Total carbs

5.8 g

Fiber

0.1 g

Sugars

0.6 g

Protein

0.6 g

Fat

11.7 g

Saturated fat

7.3 g

Calories

112 kcal

Sodium

21 mg · 0.93% RDA

Magnesium

4 mg · 1.11% RDA

Potassium

55 mg · 2.76% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 tbsp/ 15 ml	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0 g	2.3 g	20
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)	0.6 g	0.5 g	9.1 g	88
Almond milk natural (unsweetened)	0.1 g	0.1 g	0.3 g	3
Allulose, natural low-carb sweetener	0.3 g	0 g	0 g	1
Total	1 g	0.6 g	11.7 g	112

Serving size 1 tbsp/ 15 ml

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian