Can you substiute Evaporated Milk with condensed?

Question

My moms making pumpkin bread but got condensed milk instead of evaporated can she still use it?

Answer 1

No. The easy way to remember evaporated milk is that it is like double-strengh milk. 1/2 of the liquid has been evaporated.

Sweetend condensed milk has sugar mixed with it. They cannot be substituted and expected to behave at all the same.

I would go with the recipe offered above for SCM if you have powdered milk on hand.

Answer 2

The real substitution for condensed milk is 3/4 cup white sugar mixed with 1/2 cup water and 1 1/8 cups dry powdered milk: Bring to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 20 minutes. If you use evaporated milk, you may have to use a little more flour and sugar because evaporated milk isn't as sweet or as thick. Don't have evaporated milk, use cream. It's one for one.

Answer 3

Evaporated and condensed milk are two types of concentrated milk from which the water has been removed. Evaporated milk is milk concentrated to one-half or less its original bulk by evaporation under high pressures and temperatures, without the addition of sugar, and usually contains a specified amount of milk fat and solids. This gives regular evaporated milk—the shelf life differs with the fat content—up to 15 months of shelf life. Condensed milk is essentially evaporated milk with sugar added. The milk is then canned for consumer consumption and commercial use in baking, ice cream processing, and candy manufacture. This product has a shelf life of two years. When concentrated milk was first developed in the mid-1800s before the advent of refrigeration, many used it as a beverage. However, with the exception of some tropic regions, this is rarely the case today.

Answer 4

She needs both. Condensed milk is very very sweet. Evaporated milk is regular milk without the extra water. You need both to make a delicious pumpkin pie. Happy Holidays.

Answer 5

It depends the use. But I would recommend in food- evaporated milk, in drinks- condensed milk.

Answer 6

Condensed milk is sweetened and quite a bit thicker. I would not substitute 1:1.

Answer 7

condensed milk is sweeter than evaporated milk.

Answer 8

Yes it works if you dilute the condencemilk with water 50/50
or to taste

Answer 9

Like exchanging cream for half & half. Yogurt for sour cream. Won't cook the same either.

Answer 10

it wont be the same..

the taste and context will be substantially different..

but you know.. try it... cant hurt

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