Cajeta Casera (Homemade Goat's Milk "Caramel") Recipe

Name: Cajeta Casera (Homemade Goat's Milk "Caramel") Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 Mexican vanilla bean; 34 ounces (4 cups; 965g) fresh goat's milk, preferably UHT (see note); 6 ounces (3/4 cup; 170g) sugar; 1/2 + 1/8 teaspoon baking soda; 1/8 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:1h 5min

If you've never tasted cajeta, you're in for a luscious surprise—a thick, gooey sauce reminiscent of dulce de leche, but exponentially more complex. My method will reduce a quart of goat's milk down to a half cup in less than an hour, concentrating its flavor and consistency. Drizzle it over your favorite ice cream, use it as a dip for apple slices, spread it over cake, or just lick it off a spoon...

Updated at: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:36:14 GMT