Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2009

this recipe did nor come out at all the way it should have. we spent 2 hours on it. it was two hours of work for nothing. we ended up just having to buy caramel which was less time and effort and gave us what we wanted right away.

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

This was a really tasty recipe but it took over 2 hours for me, though I doubled the recipe. I started to get impatient and turned up the heat a little in the last half hour which may have helped it along. As per another reviewer's advice, I added 2.5 times the amount of sugar, so 5 cups total. I think that amount might have been too much though. I also forgot the baking soda. It turned out really tasty, thick and caramelly though.

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Gwendolyn

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Living In: Berkeley, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2009

As written, it does not work, even with extra sugar. Making this takes time. Cook for one hour, add 1/2 tsp of baking soda (let foam, don't try to stir it in), cook for another 1-2 hours.

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Katie

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

Mine turned out great! Is the USA you have to use sweetened condensed milk, otherwise it would be too runny (all milk seems watered down here). Other than that, it is a good basic recipe that tastes great.

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CJ's Mom

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Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2009

Three stars only because it is so much work. In Peru, we just cook a can of sweetened condensed milk til thick and carmael colored. Or go the really easy way, visit the Mexican food isle of the grocery store. You can buy a can of prepared dulce de leche (La lechera by Nestle). try it as a filling for your favorite cake roll recipe. One can fills one 12" cake roll.

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JOCECILIA

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2008

I tried this recipe once and I didn't get the pudding texture at all and I think it is because the recipe doesn't have enough sugar. I am made it and I added 2 1/2 cups of sugar and it worked!

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2008

It's a fantastic recipe for caramel especially for parties!

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2007

My son and I made this for a school project. Tasted great, but was runny soup; never got to the consistency of pudding. We cooked and stirred for over an hour. After we added the baking soda it foamed up but did not thicken as the recipe describes. We got tired of cooking it after an hour and 30 minutes total so into the fridge it went hoping it would firm up. No luck. Not sure if we over cooked it or if there is an ingredient missing from the recipe. Would make it again if I knew how to make it thicken. Any suggestions??

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