How to Make Sweetened Condensed Milk with Splenda: Foolproof 3-Ingredient Recipe
Once cooled, this Splenda-sweetened base functions as a direct substitute across standard low carb dessert recipes.
In traditional Key Lime Pie, condensed milk provides the structural set through an acid-coagulation reaction with fresh lime juice. The homemade Splenda version behaves identically: its dairy proteins tighten when whisked with acidic lime or lemon juice, firming into an authentic custard without requiring gelatin sheets.
For iced drinks, it dissolves smoothly into cold-brew concentrates to recreate Vietnamese iced coffee or Spanish café bombón. In baked custard cakes like Tres Leches, the thinner viscosity of warm homemade condensed milk allows it to soak deep into almond-flour or coconut-flour sponge cakes without leaving greasy puddles.