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Evaporated Milk....??

Cuchuliann
Cuchuliann Posts: 21 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
I am not sure if this the right place to post.. but I recently bought two tins of Evaporated Milk... instead of the condensed stuff I actually needed.

In my new found commitment to not wasting ANYTHING... I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what I could do with them food wise? Can it be used for anything other than pouring over fruit ( as it shows on the tin)??:)

Thanks in advance
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  • mrcow
    mrcow Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    You can make mousse with it.

    Or fudge.
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  • happy35
    happy35 Posts: 1,616 Forumite
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    you can make it into condensed milk
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-sweetened-condensed-milk/
  • nettles77
    nettles77 Posts: 518 Forumite
    I love it in coffee instead of milk.
  • Oscar_the_Pug
    Oscar_the_Pug Posts: 237 Forumite
    A savoury suggestion would be this risotto from St Delia: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/italian/slimmers-wild-mushroom-risotto.html
  • Cuchuliann
    Cuchuliann Posts: 21 Forumite
    Ah, thank you all... love all the suggestions.. particularly the fudge... I can turn it into Christmas presents :)
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  • THIRZAH
    THIRZAH Posts: 1,465 Forumite
    Makes a lovely rice pudding-just dilute it -there should be instructions on the tin-and use instead of ordinary milk.

    There used to be a chocolate cake recipe in the Bero book that included about five tablespoons of evaporated milk and I have a recipe for a chocolate sauce which uses it.Some pumpkin pie recipes use it too.

    In Greece this year there was always a can of evap by the coffee urn on the breakfast buffet.

    I'm old enough to remember when evaporated milk cans had instructions for how to dilute it for babies on the label-definitely not to be recommended now!
  • Torry_Quine
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    I dilute it up to a litre with water and use it to make hot chocolate.
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  • ciderwithrosie_2
    ciderwithrosie_2 Posts: 3,707 Forumite
    THIRZAH wrote: »
    I'm old enough to remember when evaporated milk cans had instructions for how to dilute it for babies on the label-definitely not to be recommended now!

    Me too! My mum fostered a baby for a while and he thrived on Carnation.
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  • ciderwithrosie_2
    ciderwithrosie_2 Posts: 3,707 Forumite
    I make rice pudding in the slow cooker with evap, also add a bit to smooth leek and potato/veg soup - makes it nice and creamy.
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    And now the final frame
    Love is a losing game
  • tanith
    tanith Posts: 8,091 Forumite
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    I use it to make the sauce for a tuna casserole, mix it with a condensed mushroom soup and pour over the casserole my whole family love it.
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