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No-Cook Caramel Pastillas

by Lalaine Manalo last updated June 24, 2016 posted February 11, 2015 10 Comments

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On my pastillas de leche post two weeks ago, a reader (thanks, Neil!), was kind enough to share his no-cook version which uses condensed milk and full cream milk. Pastillas without the cook time? I was duly intrigued.  These milk candies are my favorite treats and if I can enjoy a batch with less work, I am all for it.

No-Cook Caramel Pastillas

Unfortunately, the weekend I decided to try Neil’s recipe, I didn’t have condensed milk on hand. Fortunately, I did find deep in the pantry a lone can of dulce de leche which I meant to use for something and have totally forgotten. This should work, I thought. Afterall, dulce de leche is nothing more but sweetened milk that’s slowly heated until it changes color and flavor. And work it did! The resulting no-cook caramel pastillas were delicious beyond my expectations. They were soft and silky and absolutely amazing. The chopped peanuts I added didn’t hurt either as they gave the otherwise chewy candies a delightful crunch. My peeps, you need to try these caramel pastillas ASAP, like, right now. Super easy to make, they can be a fun kitchen activity for the whole family. Enjoy!

No-Cook Caramel Pastillas

No-cook Caramel Pastillas
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Total time
20 mins
 
Yield: 40 Pieces
Ingredients
  • 1 (14 ounces) can dulce de leche
  • 2½ cups powdered full cream milk ( I used Nido)
  • ½ cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
  • ½ cup sugar
Equipment
  • White paper, cut into 1-1/2 inch squares
  • colored Japanese paper, cut into 2-inch squares
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine dulce de leche, full cream milk and peanuts. With a spoon, stir together until well-combined. Refrigerate for about 10 to 15 minutes to firm up a bit for easier handling.
  2. Divide mixture into about 40 portions and roll each portion into logs of about 1-inch long. Roll pastillas in sugar until fully coated.
  3. Wrap each pastillas with a piece of white paper (resulting into a "tube") and then wrap with the colored Japanese paper. Insert the sides of the Japanese paper into the white paper "tube" to completely seal pastillas.
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Comments

  1. Shelo says

    May 24, 2018 at 8:43 pm

    Hey,
    Is it okay if I won’t add the peanuts anymore?
    Or can you suggest some ,aside from peanuts?

    ….And also thank you for the info😊😊

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      May 24, 2018 at 11:17 pm

      You can omit it, if you don’t like it 🙂

      Reply
  2. Marja says

    June 5, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    I tried to get on your mailinglist, but no luck. It wasn’t active anymore as they said. Is that true? I hope not. I’m Dutch and have never eaten something japanese, but i like your sweet dishes to start with! I’ve kinda sweet tooth, so your recipes looks delicious to me. Please inform me if you still have a mailinglist and How i do get on to it? Thank you so much in advance. I hope i didn’t make to much language mistakes since my speaking language is not english but Dutch! Hope to hear from you!

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      June 8, 2017 at 12:56 am

      Hello Maria,

      Thank you for letting me know, the mailing should be working now. I’d love for you please to try again. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Caron says

    February 12, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    Nido isn’t liquid no need to apologize for not indicating that it has to be powdered.

    Reply
  4. rosa says

    January 31, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    Yaks! it did not work cause I used liquid full milk. It should be written in the recipe that its powered. Too late for me to read comments.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      January 31, 2016 at 5:36 pm

      Hello Rosa

      I am so sorry for the confusion, I should specified that it’s powdered in the recipe. 🙁

      Reply
  5. jean cris c villapaz says

    October 25, 2015 at 7:45 am

    id like to learn more a lot to do a spedial pastillas

    Reply
  6. Ellen says

    May 19, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    Lalaine, is the full cream milk liquid or powdered? Please specify. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      May 19, 2015 at 10:35 pm

      Hello Ellen

      It’s powdered full cream milk, like Nido 🙂

      Reply

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