Easy Vanilla Sauce with Evaporated Milk

Here is a delicious and easy vanilla sauce recipe to make at home. It is extra smooth and creamy because of the evaporated milk in the recipe. Serve over ice cream and desserts like this cinnamon sugar coffee cake.

There is something about the aroma of vanilla that will draw your family and friends away from the television and other electronic devices. Make this easy dessert topping for your favorite cake or pie and watch it disappear quickly.

This dessert sauce is wonderful drizzled over homemade bread pudding, instant or cooked pudding, crepes, eclairs, poached pears, pound cake, pie or just about any other dessert.

It also makes a great ice cream sundae topping for those of you who are crazy about vanilla!

You could also just eat it plain! I won’t tell anyone. 🙂

Note:  This recipe calls for Carnation Evaporated Milk, NOT Sweetened Condensed Milk. They are very different products. Just make sure to purchase the right one!

Extra Smooth Easy Vanilla Sauce Recipe With Evaporated Milk

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Easy Vanilla Sauce with Evaporated Milk

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Here is a delicious and easy vanilla sauce recipe to make at home. It is extra smooth and creamy because of the evaporated milk in the recipe.

Author: Laura Warnke - VintageCooking.com

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• ½ cup granulated white sugar
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) Carnation Evaporated Milk
• 1-1/2 Teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan.
2. Gradually stir in your evaporated milk.
3. Using medium heat, cook and stir constantly, just until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens slightly.
4. Remove from heat and stir in your vanilla extract.
5. Refrigerate for about two hours or until well-chilled.
6. Serve on your favorite pound cake, bread pudding or crepes recipe.

Notes

Makes about 1-1/2 cups sauce.

Note: This recipe calls for Evaporated Milk, NOT Sweetened Condensed Milk. Just make sure to purchase the right one!

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