what was I thinking? what should I do with evaporated milk? for some

[NMDemDist2]

bizarre reason I bought a 6 pack of them at Costco

:shrug:

[The empressof all]

1. It's wonderful stuff

Use it to make mac and cheese for a remarkably creamy cheese sauce. It's great in bechemel.

I like it in coffee and tea

Make pudding with it.


It's good stuff and can substitute for milk in any recipe. It does have a bit of a "cooked" taste which changes the flavor of what your preparing a bit but I like it and usually you have a creamier texture as a result.

[NMDemDist2]

2. mmmmmmmmmm pudding....

i like pudding!

guess i'll be practicing creamy sauces then.....

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Sparkly uses it in her cuppa .....

She drinks Americanos and puts that in. No sugar ... just a long pull and that.

I use in my coffee when I use a 'go-mug'. Its too much of a pain to steam milk for a go mug, so i use that instead. It aactually has a similar flavor when in coffee.

Try one can and see if you like it.

[NMDemDist2]

6. how long will it keep open in the fridge? i usually drink my cafe black

but hey, i love a true maciatto (sp?)

[Sparkly]

9. It lasts pretty long.

Seems to last longer than regular milk for whatever reason.

I LOVE it in coffee, even though I know it's sort of unconventional in espresso (and people think I'm weird). Hey, we're all entitled to an idiosyncrasy or two!!

[Stinky The Clown]

10. An idiosyncrasy or **two** ..... ?

This from a grown woman who performs in a spider costume with eight pieces of plastic pipe for legs?

[Sparkly]

16. It's "Art."

Clowns wouldn't understand. :+

[chefgirl]

12. Oh, in coffee its wonderful!

An old boyfriend of mine used to make me what he called 'cafe evapee' LOL.

He would warm the milk a bit, add a little sugar and then beat it to a froth with the mixer. Then spoon it on top of the coffee a la whipped cream, and it was delicious!

I also use it a lot in my icing for brownies:

1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 1/2 squares of melted, unsweet chocolate
1/3 cup sugar

Put everything in the blender, on medium speed, and let it run for about 15 seconds. The blender will begin to make a different sound when the icing is just right.
Its really a ganache, but very fudgy, and perfect for brownies.

-chef-

[Sparkly]

15. "Cafe Evapee" -- That's perfect!!

I've got to call it that from now on! :hi:

[livetohike]

14. My Great-Aunt always used evap milk in her coffee

Carnation brand. This brought back a nice memory :-).

[wildeyed]

4. Mac and cheese.

Bread pudding. :9

[anitar1]

5. It can be brought to the point of beginning to freeze, and

then whipped, like heavy cream. I had a recipe which used whipped canned milk. It was used in a pineapple pie. Not bad, believe it or not.Good in mac and cheese also. Bread pudding!!

[NMDemDist2]

7. recipe please? i usually have a little bread left over by the time I start

the new loaves.....

[wildeyed]

13. Here is a recipe for the bread pudding:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/breadpuddingrecipes/r/bl80503e_p.htm

I just add whatever I have around to bread pudding. It is a great way to use up leftover bread.

Here is another recipe for some serious evaporated milk comfort food:

http://southernfood.about.com/cs/puddingrecipes/a/bl30102w.htm

I might make one of them today. My kids are home for the 3rd day in a row with a cold, and I am coming down with it,too. Might cheer all of us up :)

[silverlib]

8. Hot Chocolate

Evaporated milk makes a HUGH difference in hot chocolate. I mix it 2/3 to 1/3 water and use the recipe on Hershey's Cocoa (and add extra vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon.)

[grasswire]

11. pumpkin pie

it's not just for thanksgiving, of course

[jeanarrett]

17. I only use evaporated milk in my potato/ham/cheese soup.

Yummy!

[The empressof all]

19. Oh Yes ..... Soup

Stick a can of the e-milk in the blender with some cooked brocolli, cauliflower or asparagus and a can of chicken broth and some shredded cheese....

[eleny]

18. Potato kugel recipes call for evap milk

[yellowdogintexas]

20. well, for one thing it keeps unopened for a long time. That ooey

gooey frosting for German Chocolate Cake contains none other than evaporated milk.

We used to make a dish we called "soapsuds"

You need an angel food cake, broken up into bite size pieces
a small can of lemonade concentrate thawed
a large can of evap milk, chilled extremely cold.

When I whip this stuff I use a metal bowl and freeze the bowl and the beaters, with the milk poured out in the metal bowl. Let it sit in the freezer until it has little crystals around the edges of the milk. Then beat it with the mixer until it gets nice and thick and fold the thawed frozen lemonade into the whipped milk. Then fold the chunks of angel food cake into that mixture and pour it out into a pretty bowl, preferably a nice clear one.

and you have to have it for Pumpkin Pie, and there are fudge pie recipes which call for it too.

And help me out here folks, isn't there a really decadent fudge candy recipe that uses Evap milk?

[Ranec]

21. From "The Carnation Evaporated Milk Cookbook"

Here is their five-minute fudge
http://www.nestle.ca/en/Enjoy_Food/Kitchen_Help/Recipes/Desserts/carnation_fudge.htm

There is also a nice recipe for Fudge Sauce:

In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter and 3 squares of unsweetened chocolate. Stir in 2 cups of sugar.

Gradually add in a 12 oz can of evap milk. Stir constantly until it comes to a boil.

Remove from heat and add 1 tsp vanilla.

[NMDemDist2]

25. that's a great site, thanks! n/t

[spindrifter]

22. Whip it!

Put it in the freezer for a while, then with chilled beaters, whip it so it resembles whipped cream. Use it to top J*E*L*L*O!

[NashVegas]

23. Make Hot Cocoa

"in the cup method" (microwave)


1 heaping tsp cocoa powder
2 tsp sugar
pinch of salt

add enough evap milk to make a smoothe paste of this. (2 tablespoons?)

stir in milk to fill the rest of the cup and heat it all in the microwave.

otherwise, you can heat the milk in a pan and pour it into the chocolate mixture.

[bearfan454]

24. Mashed potatoes are richer with evaporated milk mixed in.

I always use it in mine.