Evaporated milk does wonders for creating a tasty batch of mac and cheese or creamy pie filling. So there's nothing more frustrating than going to make a recipe and finding you're out—argh!

Then the milk simmers at a low heat until about 60 percent of the water is evaporated. The slightly thickened milk is then sealed in shelf-stable cans.

Though a cup of evaporated milk has about 338 calories compared to whole milk's 152 calories, whole milk also has more than double the water content of the much thicker evaporated milk, according ...

You just need a couple of cans of sweetened condensed milk to make dulce de leche, a thick caramel-like sauce traditionally used in Latin cuisine. This indulgent sauce is made by cooking the milk ...

Then the milk simmers at a low heat until about 60 percent of the water is evaporated. The slightly thickened milk is then sealed in shelf-stable cans.

In Latin America, evaporated milk and the thicker, sweetened condensed milk are used widely in dessert cooking and in caramel-making - think dulce de leche, which depends on them, or of tres ...