Evaporated Milk Recipe 4 cups of milk Small pot Pour the milk into the pot on the stove. Turn the stove to “low.” Keep the milk hot, but not boiling, until the milk has evaporated to half its size (about 2 1/2 hours). Stir milk every 10 minutes or so. You can remove the skin from the top of the milk, if you like. Homemade Sweetened, Condensed Milk 4 C milk 1 ½ C sugar, honey, or sweetener Mix sugar into milk, place on stove “low” heat, about 2 hours, stirring every 15 min until reduced by 1/2