Update: I can tell it’s baking season because we already have the 50 comments. Thanks to EVERYONE for playing along. Enjoy the Peppermint Ice Cream Cake even if you don’t receive the free condensed milk coupon.
October is National Dessert Month, and Eagle Brand wants to celebrate by giving the first 50 United States-based Cookie Madness readers a free coupon. Just leave a comment telling me how you use condensed milk and Eagle Brand will send you the coupon. My favorite way to use condensed milk is in Magic Cookie Bars, but I also like to use it in a short-cut, no-ice-cream-maker required version of ice cream.
I mentioned this ice cream recipe last year and have been making it on and off ever since with varying flavors and pan shapes. This week’s peppermint flavored version, was frozen in 9 inch round cake pans and used between layers of chocolate cake. It was great because I didn’t have to worry about softening ice cream and refreezing it and because this recipe never turns out grainy or icy. The cake in the photo uses a full batch, but a half a batch will make the perfect filling to this smaller size ice cream cake. I’ve added a few notes on how to incorporate it into a cake, but overall it’s pretty easy. For the cake above, I used some Cake Mix Doctor brand cake mix I had on hand, but you can use any chocolate cake and frosting recipe you want.
- 1 can (14 ounces) Eagle Brand condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup chopped peppermint candies
- 2 cups of heavy cream
- Line inside of a 9x5 inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. If using the ice cream between cake layers, line two round 8 or 9 inch cake pans with plastic wrap.
- Pour condensed milk and flavorings (vanilla and peppermint) in a large mixing bowl.
- In a second bowl, whip the cream until thick. Fold the whipped cream into the condensed milk mixture, then pour into the loaf pan OR divide evenly between the cake pans. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for a few hours or until very firm.
pitpat says
October 23, 2012 at 4:30 pmTis the season for pumpkin pies.
Cindi says
October 23, 2012 at 4:26 pmI use sweetened condensed milk in Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Dream Bars. 🙂
Cookies4kids says
October 23, 2012 at 4:11 pmI love it for making my favorite caramels for the holidays
Andrea D. says
October 23, 2012 at 3:20 pmI love the Magic Bars. They are my favorite. Thanks for the chance to enter.
Laura says
October 23, 2012 at 3:18 pmDefinitely fudge.
Dorothea says
October 23, 2012 at 3:03 pmI use it for Key Lime Pie – yum!
Joyce Mitchell says
October 23, 2012 at 2:50 pmI make Pumpkin Crisp at Thanksgiving that uses sweetened condensed milk – delicious. Thanks.
Christina says
October 23, 2012 at 2:10 pmThe best gooey popcorn balls in the world can only be made with sweetened condensed milk! It makes everything better 🙂
Kara says
October 23, 2012 at 2:06 pmI love to use Sweetened Condensed Milk for cookie dough truffles!
Gianna says
October 23, 2012 at 1:58 pmI love using sweetened condensed milk to make fudge that I pour in to my fudge cheesecake middle.
Paula d. says
October 23, 2012 at 1:52 pmI like to cook it in the can (bad me) to make dulce de leche.
Jan R says
October 23, 2012 at 1:39 pmI use condensed milk in cheesecake.
Terri says
October 23, 2012 at 1:29 pmI use sweetened condensed milk in lots of recipes, but my favorite is for cookie dough truffles.
Heidi F. says
October 23, 2012 at 1:15 pmMy favorite way to use sweetened condensed milk is in key lime pie!
Vic Nicholls says
October 23, 2012 at 1:10 pmNothing like using condensed milk for fudge! Everyone goes crazy over it.
Vic
Heather Strasser says
October 23, 2012 at 1:08 pmI want to try the sweetened condensed milk in the ice cream recipe posted here! Num!
Amanda Thompson says
October 23, 2012 at 1:03 pmI use it in my favorite caramel brownie recipe!
Cathy says
October 23, 2012 at 1:00 pmMy favorite use is Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone Bars – an embarrassingly easy bar cookie that starts with a boxed cake mix and is always greeted with rave reviews! http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/cane28099t-leave-e28098em-alone-bars/
Candace says
October 23, 2012 at 12:48 pmone of my favorite recipes with condensed milk is on the agenda for tomorrow – peanut butter oatmeal fudge bars
tara says
October 23, 2012 at 12:47 pmI use Eagle Brand condensed milk in my favorite pumpkin cheesecake bar recipe! They’re awesome!
Nicole M. says
October 23, 2012 at 12:34 pmMy favorite way to use it is on Tres Leches Cake! YUM!
Dee says
October 23, 2012 at 12:33 pmI usually use condensed milk in Filipino desserts, such as leche flan or sticky treats made with Mochiko rice flour. Thanks, Anna!
Juli says
October 23, 2012 at 12:32 pmi just made a coconut tres leches cake last week, EB condensed milk, which was delicious.
Diane says
October 23, 2012 at 12:29 pmI just used it to make some pumpkin cream cheese bars !
Geri R-B says
October 23, 2012 at 12:18 pmI mix it with coconut and dollop it in a chocolate bundt cake!
Marsha M. SOCAL says
October 23, 2012 at 12:14 pmI use sweetened condensed milk in my Tres Leches cake recipe. That along with with canned milk and cream make the “3 milks”
Beth says
October 23, 2012 at 12:00 pmThis time of year it’s nice to make pumpkin pie. The recipe I use calls for sweetened condensed milk.
Rhonda S says
October 23, 2012 at 11:59 amI use condensed milk in a lot of things! A few are hot chocolate, cookie bars, lemon ice box pie..the list goes on and on! And…I use my finger to get the remainder out of the can and eat it! Yummy!
Shari says
October 23, 2012 at 11:44 amfudge…but I really have to try this ice cream!
Sara Reagan says
October 23, 2012 at 11:40 amI love using it in cookies, and have a great recipe for a lime drink that you put in big scoops of sweetened condensed milk. Love it!
Cynna says
October 23, 2012 at 11:40 amYummy sounding recipe! Condensed milk is a pantry staple; especially for Christmas baking. I use it in the caramel crumb bars that I’ve made for years in addition to other cookie bars.
MassachusEATS says
October 23, 2012 at 11:32 amI used sweetened condensed milk during my Christmas fudge making…and its getting closer to that time! 🙂 Thank you!!
KC Brezina says
October 23, 2012 at 11:31 amI love using Eagle Brand condensed milk for pina coladas! YUM! and of course we all can’t forget delicous chocolate fudge, soooo yummy!
Karin Muserallo says
October 23, 2012 at 11:29 amI got very brave and attempted a recipe for Samoa Bundt Cake ( like the Girl Scout cookie ! ). I put it in a crockpot ( of course, covered with water! ) and turned it into caramel after several hours of cooking. I used it for the icing on the bundt and then sprinkled it with toasted coconut! Yum! I could have bought the canned Dulce de Leche in the ethnic section of the store but decided to stick with Eagle Brand and make my own! : )
d says
October 23, 2012 at 11:25 amI like to use it in hot fudge sauce!!! Yum.
Carolyn says
October 23, 2012 at 10:53 amI like using Eagle Brand for fudge!
Stacye Smith says
October 23, 2012 at 10:52 amI make Big Red Ice Cream using 3 cans of eagle brand milk, big red and frozen strawberries. It is sooooo good. One of my favorite ice creams!!
Crystal says
October 23, 2012 at 10:51 amI use Eagle brand condensed milk to make egg nog during the holidays. It’s wonderful.
Nancy says
October 23, 2012 at 10:50 amI use it every Christmas for my Salted Caramels. They’re so easy and always a big hit.
LinC says
October 23, 2012 at 10:25 amI use Eagle Brand condensed milk to make a really big pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. The condensed milk makes it rich and smooth and guarantees that the filling will be perfectly set without a cracked top.
Judy says
October 23, 2012 at 10:18 amI make a chocolate buttercream fudge at Christmas time that calls for sweetened condensed milk.
Kim says
October 23, 2012 at 10:08 amHomemade dulce de leche! My husband likes dipping shortbread cookies into it, straight out of the can.
Janna says
October 23, 2012 at 10:08 amMy favorite way to use sweetened condensed milk is to make dulce de leche. Mmm! I say I’m going to use it for an ice cream topping or to use in a dessert, but most of the time, I just eat it right off the spoon.
justginster says
October 23, 2012 at 10:06 amI just recently started using sweetened condensed milk to make different flavored creamers for my coffee…it’s a great way to customize your coffee how you like it and it doesn’t have all the weird ingredients of store-bought creamer!
neonmoon10 says
October 23, 2012 at 10:03 amI use it for cheater fudge. I like it better than real fudge
ladywild says
October 23, 2012 at 10:03 amI used sweetened condensed milk mostly for dulce de leche. I also love it just to dip fruit in…or a spoon.
Jennifer says
October 23, 2012 at 10:00 amI, too, often make ice cream using sweetened condensed milk. I do make it in an ice cream maker, though.
I also use it to make various candies, including butter pecan fudge.
Heather says
October 23, 2012 at 9:56 amI use it for cheesecake brownie bars…mmmm.
Sweet Jumbles says
October 23, 2012 at 9:41 amMy favorite use for Sweetened Condensed Milk is to make Dulce de Leche. And then that delicious treat can be added to any number of baked goods, from brownies to ice cream to cheesecake. My mouth is watering!
Anna says
October 23, 2012 at 9:38 amA few notes — I just edited the recipe a bit. I was going to include a scratch cake recipe, but took it out. Also, if your comment is not approved right away, don’t worry because it will still appear in the order it was received.
Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray says
October 23, 2012 at 9:35 amI like to use condensed milk to make Magic Cookie Bars and also homemade dulce de leche! 🙂
Carole Resnick says
October 23, 2012 at 9:35 amYour cake is beautiful. I use Sweetened Condensed Milk in a variety of sweet and savory recipes. On the sweet side is fudge and it makes wonderful gravy.
CindyD says
October 23, 2012 at 9:34 amI have an old recipe cut out of the newspaper called “Christmas Salad” that uses sweetened condensed milk. It’s really a dessert and in our family it’s referred to as “Pink Stuff.”
sue says
October 23, 2012 at 9:29 amI make dulce de leche out of condensed milk – easy and delicious.
corinne says
October 23, 2012 at 9:23 amThose’re some nice looking layers! I love using condensed milk in cookie dough truffles!