Step by step guide to making vegan condensed milk in minutes! Perfect for use in any recipe calling for condensed milk!
Condensed milk was a baking staple when I was growing up.
In fact it wasn’t just a baking staple – I would buy a can of condensed milk, poke holes in the tin and drink it straight out of the can.
I literally used to feel as if nothing could be sweet ENOUGH! But condensed milk came close.
So how cool is it that there’s an easy vegan version that you can make yourself in minutes!
It’s every bit as crazy sweet as the original and can be used as a direct swap in any recipe calling for condensed milk.
Maybe you’ve gone looking for a vegan condensed milk recipe in the past and found those recipes where you have to stand over the stove stirring plant milk for hours waiting for it to reduce.
Those recipes have their merits I’m sure, but my favorite thing about this recipe is that it takes barely any time at all.
I used this in my old fashioned chocolate fudge recipe and in our 3-ingredient vegan fudge and oh my word – that fudge is good! We have also used it in our vegan lemon pie and vegan key lime pie. I find it works even better in vegan desserts then store-bought vegan condensed milk options.
You’re going to love how easy this is to make, and how absolutely sensationally it turns out.
It’s thick, creamy, sweet to the extreme and tastes just like the condensed milk you remember.
Ingredients You’ll Need To Make This:
Ingredient Notes
- Soy milk powder – can be switched for rice milk powder. Coconut milk powder also works but can result in a much thinner consistency, though that’s still fine for use in recipes. If you have any difficulty finding soy milk powder locally (try health food stores) then you can get it online.
- Coconut oil – helps with the texture of this condensed milk. You can switch for a different oil like canola oil or vegetable oil if you prefer.
How To Make Vegan Condensed Milk
You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.
- Add soy milk powder and white granulated sugar to a blender jug. Blend them together dry to mix it well.
- Pour hot water from the kettle into a measuring jug up to the ½ cup (120ml) line. Add the coconut oil and salt and whisk together.
- Add the hot water, coconut oil and salt to the blender jug.
- Blend for a minute or so until well mixed and smooth.
- Pour immediately into a container or bowl. It will thicken as it cools.
Recipe Tips
Measure the non-dairy milk powder in cups. Soy milk powder (or rice milk powder) can have a lot of variance in density, depending on the brand you use. So in that way it’s not very useful to include the metric measurement (weight in grams).
It should not be too thick. The vegan condensed milk should be easily pourable. It will thicken more as it cools. If it’s too thick, then you can add extra hot water and re-blend.
Blender or by hand. If you don’t have a blender, then you can make this recipe in a bowl. You will just need to do some serious whisking and use some arm power so that the sugar dissolves and you have a smooth condensed milk.
Storing and Freezing
Keep it stored in the fridge in a covered container and enjoy within 5-7 days.
You can freeze it in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Let it thaw overnight in the fridge and then give it a good whisk (or blend) to get it to a good consistency again as some separation may occur.
More Vegan ‘How To’ Recipes
- Vegan Buttermilk
- Vegan Heavy Cream Substitute
- Vegan Whipped Cream
- Homemade Vegan Butter
- How To Make A Flax Egg
- Homemade Cashew Milk
Did you make this recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and rating below!
Vegan Condensed Milk
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups Soy Milk Powder
- ¾ cup White Granulated Sugar (150g)
- ½ cup Hot Water (120ml)
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil (30ml)
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Add the soy milk powder and sugar to your blender and blend them dry to mix them together well.
- Pour hot water from the kettle into a measuring jug up to the ½ cup (120ml) line. Add the coconut oil and salt and whisk together.
- Add the hot water, coconut oil and salt to the blender jug.
- Blend for a minute or so until well mixed and smooth.
- Pour immediately into a container or bowl. It will thicken as it cools.
Video
Notes
- Soy milk powder – can be replaced with rice milk powder for identical results. I have also tried it with coconut milk powder and the consistency is much thinner. However, it still works perfectly as a 1-1 replacement in recipes that are going to be baked/cooked such as fudge for example. But if you’re using it in a no-bake recipe then I wouldn’t use coconut milk powder for this.
- Coconut oil – helps with the texture of this condensed milk. You can switch for a different oil like canola oil or vegetable oil if you prefer.
- It should not be too thick. Different brands of soy milk powder/rice milk powder etc have different densities. I found this out first hand when trying a new brand of soy milk powder that made this condensed milk extremely thick. If yours turns out super thick and isn’t an easily pourable consistency when in the blender, then add more hot water. It should be easily pourable when in the blender and firm up in the fridge to the usual condensed milk consistency.
- Quantity. This recipe makes around 1 and ½ cups (360ml) of condensed milk.
- Storing: Keep it stored in the fridge in a covered container and enjoy within 5-7 days.
- Freezing: You can freeze it in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Let it thaw overnight in the fridge and then give it a good whisk (or blend) to get it to a good consistency again as some separation may occur.
- Recipe adapted from Go Dairy Free
- This recipe has been updated with new photos and extra tips, but the recipe itself is the same.
cazzie says
I just love this recipe, I made ice cream and it called for condensed milk so used this and worked just fine.
Alison Andrews says
Awesome! Thanks for sharing Cazzie!
Eastlyn W says
Hi Alison,
I have been searching high and low for soy milk powder. Even searching online I usually come up with protein powder or baby formula. Would soy protein powder work for this recipe? Or should I continue searching specifically for soy milk powder?
Alison Andrews says
Protein powder wouldn’t work. You can get soy milk powder online, or a health food store usually. Alternatively rice milk powder. 🙂
Eastlyn says
Thanks, Alison. I will keep looking! Meanwhile, I’ll try some of your other recipes.
cazzie says
I get mine from veganstore.co.uk
Eastlyn says
Thank you Cazzie. I will check that out.
J G B says
Hello!
Can a sugar substitute, like agave, be used instead of the sugar? Or, is the sugar part of what contributes to the thickening?
Alison Andrews says
Hi there, the sugar is essential and there isn’t a substitute that I know of that would work.
Paula says
Hi Alison,
Are there any vegan condensed milk brands out there you’d vouch for? I want to find a good enough replacement that I can buy straight up to keep costs down if possible!
Alison Andrews says
Hi Paula, there is a brand called ‘Nature’s Charm’ that has a coconut condensed milk and I have used it in recipes and it works just fine. To me it doesn’t actually taste like condensed milk but it does work in recipes. All the best! 🙂
Anna says
Used this recipe again today. It’s just amazing and ever so easy and tastes so much like the original dairy version. I added a tin of coconut cream and blended it up to make an awesome icecream. Just couldn’t eat the condensed milk just like that!
Alison Andrews says
Awesome! Sounds great, thanks for sharing Anna!
Jess says
I don’t have soy milk powder on me, is it possible to use flaxseed powder instead?
Alison Andrews says
No, definitely not.
Ian Cabrera says
Love it! I used canola instead of coconut to avoid coconut flavor. (Not sure if coconut oil actually imparts any coco flavor though)
Alison Andrews says
Oh awesome! So glad to hear. The coconut oil doesn’t usually add any coconut flavor, but I’m glad to hear canola oil also worked well! 🙂
Vanessa says
Just wanted to tell you that I used the condensed milk recipe in another recipe where I was trying to veganise a home recipe for eggnog. It was amazing! Thank you so much!! I used the entire condensed milk recipe, a can of coconut cream, Christmassy spices, and too much alcohol, but it was still great, and I’ll be making it again! Thank you so much for the recipe, it was just SO EASY!!!
Alison Andrews says
Awesome! Thanks Vanessa! 🙂
Diane says
I must be doing something wrong 🙁 I’ve remade it 3 times following it to the letter but everytime its not liquified at all. Just kind of heavy dough. The only thing different is that I’ve used organic cane sugar. Is that the problem? Thank you.
Alison Andrews says
Hi Diane, the sugar is fine, but I’ve found that there is variance between different brands of soy milk powder/rice milk powder. If it’s so thick like that then add more hot water and blend again.
Nathalie says
What kind of soy milk powder do you use? I’ve never purchased this product. Is it the same thing as what people use for baby formula. I never gave my kids formula, so I have absolutely no clue about this product.
Alison Andrews says
Hi Nathalie, it’s nothing to do with formula, it’s just a powdered milk product. We have a link in the ingredients list that gives an example of the kind of powdered soy milk you can use. 🙂
Nathalie says
Got it! Thanks!
TG says
What can you sub if you are allergic to soy?
Alison Andrews says
You can make it with rice milk powder instead. 🙂
Paola says
could i use almond milk powder? I can’t get soy milk (or rice mik) powder where I live :/
Alison Andrews says
I haven’t tried that one! So I don’t know if it will work but worth a try. 🙂
Tanya Hearsey says
Hi I am making magic cookie bars and my daughter is vegan . The recipe uses condensed milk to pour over the cookie bars then into the oven . Since I can’t use the regular kind I needed a vegan version. Would this recipe work okay as it’s putting it the oven for 30 mins?
Alison Andrews says
Hi Tanya, I haven’t used it that exact way myself so I can’t be entirely sure but I think it should work fine! Let us know how it goes! 🙂
Helen says
How long does this keep in the fridge?
Alison Andrews says
Up to a week. 🙂
MARIA EUGENIA URREIZTIETA says
TEN STARS!
Alison Andrews says
Thanks Maria! 🙂
Monica says
Would this turn in to caramel when heated, like regular condensed milk?
Alison Andrews says
Hi Monica, I have no idea but I would tend to think that it wouldn’t work the same way as the dairy version in that respect. 🙂
Jade says
Literally just made this with coconut milk powder and it’s so perfectly thick and sweet ! How long can I keep this in my fridge for ?
Alison Andrews says
Awesome Jade! It lasts about a week in the fridge. 🙂