Can't have dairy? No problem !!! Prefer a plant-based option? I gotchu !!!
Condensed milk is a staple ingredient in the typical Asian household.
It's an iconic sweetener in all kinds of creamy desserts.
Growing up in a Filipino household, it was the base for a New Year's dessert fruit salad and bilo-bilo. Other famous recipes we Filipinos use it in are leche flan, buko pandan, yema, and even the famous sweet-savoury macaroni salad. My mom loves to tell me that one of her childhood snacks was grabbing a perfectly ripe avocado and pouring some condensed milk over it. I can attest to this simple snack as filling and crazy delicious.
Condensed milk is not shy in other ethnic recipes. Bring in the famous Vietnamese coffee, tres leche cake, Brazilian lemonade ... just to name a few.
Here in Canada and in the Western side of the world, I've seen it as a staple in fudge, ice cream and even in cake frosting recipes.
In my attempt to find plant-based versions of condensed milk, luck was on my side ! They exist and have existed for quite some time. Now everyone, even those with a dairy intolerance or dairy allergy, can say they've tried condensed milk in their lifetime.
1. Oat-based
I found mines while browsing one of my favourite food & wellness grocery sites called Natura Market.Through the words of Nature's Charm: "The world’s first sweetened condensed oat milk!" They also have a plant-based evaporated milk that is also oat-based on their site.
Ingredients:
Oat Milk (Water, Oats), Cane Sugar, Virgin Coconut Oil,
Guar Gum, Calcium Carbonate, Sea Salt
2. Coconut-based
If you love the taste of coconuts, consider this one!!! Let's Do Organic is quite common to find around. I bought mines at a local Wholefoods. Another great health & wellness grocery site is Well.ca. I also found it on the Natura Market site and even on Amazon!
This was such a fun find! I'm considering a dairy-free series :)
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