Cajeta (Goat Milk Caramel)

Homemade Cajeta (Goat Milk Caramel) is insanely delicious; it's easy but needs time for the best results.

Course Desserts

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword cajeta, caramel, desserts, goat milk

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 5

Servings Servings

Calories 90kcal

Author Barb

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoons baking soda
3 quarts goat milk or cow milk or a combination of both
3 cups cane sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla
¼ cup rum optional

Instructions

Dissolve cornstarch and baking soda in 1 cup of the milk in a large pot; stirring to dissolve lumps.
Add remaining ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil.
Turn down heat to low and cook until mixture is the consistency of caramel sauce; stirring with regularity;approximately 50-60 minutes. (I did not stand over a pot for hours when I cooked triple this recipe but I did make a point to stir it about every 15 minutes).
Pour into container(s); will keep in fridge for several weeks.

Notes

Be careful to not let the mixture get too hot; it will both boil over and will start to burn on the bottom of the pot. Low and slow is the way to go!!

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