Confiture de lait (pronounced /kõfituʁ də lɛ/) is a thick, sweet caramel sauce prepared from milk and sugar. It is a specialty of the Normandy region of France, but it can be found throughout the country. It is very similar to spreadable types of dulce de leche (q.v.). A piece of caramel confectionery. ... For the computer protocol, see SAUCE In cooking, a sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food. ... A glass of cow milk Milk most often means the nutrient liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ... Mont Saint Michel, one of the famous symbols of Normandy. ... A Smuckers brand jar of Dulce de Leche Dulce de leche (milk jam or caramel spread; literally milk candy, in Spanish), also known as manjar blanco (white delicacy) in some countries, and as Doce de leite (in Portuguese), is a traditional candy in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay...

Preparation of confiture de lait involves the mixing of whole milk with one half its weight in sugar, followed by brief boiling of the mixture and several hours of cooking over low heat. The result is a smooth, carmelized sauce with a medium brown color, thick enough to be eaten with a spoon.

Confiture de lait is used as a sweet condiment or spread for bread or pastries, or as an accompaniment for various other foods. Sometimes additional flavoring such as vanilla or brandy is added to the sauce. The taste is very similar to that of the soft caramels used to coat apples during Halloween in the United States, but the texture is much softer than that of caramel candies. For other uses, see vanilla (disambiguation). ... Brandy pot stills at the Van Ryn Brandy Cellar near Stellenbosch, South Africa Brandy (short for brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn—fire wine) is a general term for distilled wine, usually 40–60% ethyl alcohol by volume. ... Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets or money. ...

See also

• Dulce de leche
• Caramel
• Maillard reaction