La Lechera Dulce De Leche, 13.4-Ounce Container (Pack of 6)

The only problem with this product is that is soooo good, delicious and addictive that makes you cheat if you're on a diet but hey, it's a good source of Calcium...right? You can use it on pancakes like in Argentina or on top of bananas, fruits, cakes, cookies, cheesecakes, Ice cream or like me.. just put it in the refrigerator or freezer grab a spoon full and slowly enjoy it as if it was a lolly pop.If you like to cook or bake desserts...this product will make you a STAR, so you can show off and keep the secret. EXCELLENT and this brand is pretty good and much more affordable than most other.

Bought for cooking but luscious just on a spoon. Leftovers from the fridge are wonderful.

I am an "expert" in dulce de leche as I was dipping my fingers in a dulce de leche jar before I could handle a spoon, born and raised in Buenos Aires I grew up with Gandara as the best, we used to get it on our way to Mar del Plata.That been said to establish my "credentials" and been opinions on taste so personal, I believe this is a good value for my money, I use it as a spread on toasts with my breakfast and as a "sweet treat" by the spoon when my wife does not look at me in the evening after dinner.The taste is not outstanding nor the texture, BUT, at a couple of dollars a can, I do not think twice about using it, the more polished, tasty brands at anywhere 7 to 12 dollars the same amount is to me abusive, I like to eat it without thinking how much each spoon, but each one its own.If you want to add dulce the leche to your daily "sweet" choices, this is as good as it gets, if you are looking for "gourmet" more sophisticated sweet, you will likely be disappointed.PS: after opening the can I transfer the content into a glass jar with a tight lid and of course keep in the refrigerator.TIP:keeping refrigerated makes it a little hard to spread on soft surfaces like cakes,crepesetc, "a touch" of microwave is the solution,SECONDS NOT MINUTES.

While not the most luscious dulce de leche I've ever tasted, La Lechera brand is the most reasonably priced and easy-to-find dulce de leche repostero (confectioner's style) in the U.S. As well as on Amazon, it's easy to find in well-stocked Hispanic food supermarket aisles, or in Hispanic groceries. If you are looking for a dulce de leche to fill alfajores or other pastries, or to decorate them, this is unquestionably the best choice for the American home cook or baker. This dulce is produced in Chile by Nestlé and it has the perfect color and consistency for pastry-making use. I don't know why they don't make that more clear on the labeling! "Regular" dulce de leche is too runny for this purpose and doesn't hold it's shape. Dulce de leche repostero, like La Lechera, will do that. Which doesn't mean that it can't be used as a dessert or treat straight out of the can, just like "regular" dulce de leche. For uses that don't require this thicker consistency I think other brands, especially from Argentina, are the best choice in terms of flavor. Of course, having grown up in Mexico, I am extremely biased in favor of the unparalleled Cajeta Coronado, which is made from goat's milk. It's available in several flavors, "Quemada," (plain), cinnamon-flavored, vanilla-flavored, and (my favorite), "Envinada," (Wine-flavored with sherry). However, cajeta, like regular cow's milk dulce de leche, isn't thick enough to hold a shape for fillings or cake decorations. So, ¡viva La Lechera! for filling a real need!

I needed this for a cheesecake recipe I wanted to try and I looked all over Louisville (KY) for it, including Hispanic markets. I could find plenty of the ordinary sweetened condensed milk, but not the caramalized version and I had no intention of making my own by boiling cans of the plain for hours on end.I really didn't want to buy 6 cans, but after using the first one in the cheesecake, I'll be looking for other recipes to use the remaining five. This stuff was so tasty straight out of the can; there have to many uses for it. My only problem is that it could be habit-forming (and this from a chocoholic)--and it is NOT health food!

The product is great & the outside packaging was completely intact but 5 of the 6 cans were dented!!!! Obviously & in multiple spots.This is not acceptable.

After a trip to Ireland where I had Banoffee pie in a pub, I have served it twice as a special desert. I used this dulce de leche for the last pie - and it was great! It is thick enough to not ooze all over the place. In fact, it is too thick to pour, and spreading it was making a mess. So I warmed the can in hot tap water for a few minutes, spooned it into a plastic food bag, cut off a corner, and squeezed it like a pastry bag.I have just now ordered a second six-pack.

Being from Argentina, I started looking for dulce de leche all over the place a couple of months after moving to the US (I was suffering from withdrawal!). This product got me through the worst of it.Now, the advantage of this dulce de leche is obvious: it's much much cheaper than anything else you can find (especially online). As for flavor, it's just decent, i.e. it does fine in cakes or pastries, but doesn't give me the mouthgasm it should when I eat it with a spoon. It has more or less the right taste, it's just not very refined (it feels flat and blunt and overly sweet compared to premium brands such as La Salamandra or San Ignacio). Also, compared to those it hardens much more when refrigerated, so you'll need to warm it up before spreading it.For me the choice largely depends on what the alternatives are, since other brands are overpriced online. (I later found La Salamandra at $7 per pound and other good brands at $6 to $5 per pound offline in my area, which is reasonable for me).