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    Dulce de Leche en Tabla (Milk Fudge Squares)

    Dulce de leche en tabla (Milk fudge squares)

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    Dulce de Leche en Tabla (Milk Fudge Squares) are delicious and simple fudge squares can be made plain or topped with jams or coconut cream.

    Dulce de Leche en Tabla Recipe (Milk Fudge Squares) are delicious and simple fudge squares can be made plain or topped with jams or coconut cream.

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    1. Why we ❤️ it
    2. About this recipe
    3. Versions
    4. Recipe

    Why we ❤️ it

    Dulce de Leche en Tabla (Milk Fudge Squares) is part of some of my earliest memories. I remember my grandma stirring a tub-sized pot with an oar-sized wooden spoon for hours to make this (everything looks bigger when you're a little kid).

    My grandparents had a dairy farm, so they had to come up with things to do with the leftover milk.

    When I was a kid I used to spend a couple of weeks each summer with my grandparents. Those were some of the times in my childhood I remember most fondly.

    Is there anything more fun for a 7-year-old than to be left to their own devices to roam around a farm? I used to help my grandma stir the giant cauldron she used to make this. My reward was that I got to lick the wooden spoon after she was done. Ah, yeah, sugar-hyped kids.

    • Dulce de leche en tabla (Milk fudge bars)
    • Dulce de leche en tabla (Milk fudge squares)

    About this recipe

    This recipe is not like my grandma's. For one, it's hard to find raw milk these days. And when I tried using regular milk, I received complaint after complaint that it simply took too long (it does take well over an hour and we lost our patience along with our attention span). Very long, arduous preparation was how it was for my grandma!

    In the end, I have worked on another recipe (if you have been here before you will notice the change) that can be made in approximately half an hour. Impatience seems to be another of our modern-day curses, isn't it?

    Bear in mind that Dominican dulce de leche en tabla (milk fudge squares) is very sweet, in fact, it is the sugar that holds the whole thing together.

    Versions

    These are simple milk fudge candy squares; make plain or topped with jams or coconut cream.

    For the topping, you can choose either guava paste (from this recipe), pineapple jam (from this recipe) or coconut fudge (from this recipe). Or you can simply serve plain.

    Tia Clara

    Recipe

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    Dulce de Leche en Tabla Recipe (Milk Fudge Squares)

    By: Clara Gonzalez
    Dulce de Leche en Tabla Recipe (Milk Fudge Squares) are delicious and simple fudge squares can be made plain or topped with jams or coconut cream.
    5 from 15 votes
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    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories

    Ingredients

    • Oil spray (for greasing), (see notes)
    • 1 can condensed milk, (14 oz [405 gr])
    • ¼ cup sugar (white, granulated)

    Instructions
     

    • Spray the mold (see notes) with the oil.
    • Heat condensed milk in a cast aluminum or iron 2 quart [2 lt] pot over medium-high heat.
    • Once the milk breaks the boil it will become thinner, this is normal, start stirring with a wire whisk to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
    • Once the milk has become thick enough to start lifting from the bottom (10 to 15 minutes) stir in sugar.
    • Continue whisking vigorously until it has become so thick that it sticks to the wire whisk (similar consistency to peanut butter.
    • Spoon into the mold and smooth out. Let it cool to room temperature.
    • Remove from the mold and cut into 6 squares.

    Tips and Notes

    I did not have a mold the size of the traditional Dominican one, I improvised by covered a cardboard box of similar size with aluminum foil and spraying with oil. The size I used was 3"L x 4 ½"W x 2"H [6.75 cm L x 9.5 cm W x 4.5cm].

    Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutritional information.

    More recipes with: milk
    Edited: Mar 23, 2020 | Publish: Oct 15, 2005

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    Miriam Lavandier
    March 12, 2017 11:29 AM

    I am able to get whole unpasteurized milk where I live in Florida. Can you give us that recipe please.

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    Rhys
    January 11, 2018 11:00 PM

    THANK YOU!! I've been searching high and low and this is the only recipe that came close to the treats my grandmother used to make 🙂5 stars

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    Shawn
    February 6, 2017 11:05 PM

    I'm in Costa Rica at the moment, and found these delicious little squares in a small tienda. I rushed back to ask what it was after trying it, and was told it was cajeta, similar to dulce de leche. But wverything I've found on cajeta shows it as a caramel… Read more »

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