Dairy & Eggs
Substitutes for Condensed Milk in gelato
Sweetened condensed milk is cow's milk concentrated by evaporation with roughly 44-45% added sucrose, giving a viscous, intensely sweet dairy syrup that is about 73% solids. In gelato it delivers milk solids, fat and sugar simultaneously in one shelf-stable ingredient. Closest matches on the balancing numbers, ranked. Swap and adjust as noted.
Nearly interchangeable on the balancing numbers: swap ~1:1 and choose on flavor, color, cost or availability.
Nearly interchangeable on the balancing numbers: swap ~1:1 and choose on flavor, color, cost or availability.
Swap ~1:1, then -9% fat, adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -15), -16% solids, adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -16), +18% fat, +24% solids, adjust to compensate.
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