Evaporated Milk Substitute Calculator

How this works

Evaporated milk is made by heating regular milk to evaporate about 60% of its water content, concentrating the milk solids and giving it a slightly caramelized flavor and thicker body. You can approximate this at home by simmering regular milk down by roughly that same proportion, or by mixing nonfat dry milk powder into water at a higher-than-normal concentration, which thickens and concentrates the milk without any cooking.

Source: The reduction ratio and dry-milk-powder method follow the substitution guidance published by Nestlé Carnation, the leading evaporated milk brand.