Got a little sweetened condensed milk left in the can? Sure, it’s the opposite of fresh, but you don’t have to let it go to waste. Besides stirring it into coffee and grabbing a spoon to tickle your sweet tooth, here are a few practical uses of a leftover can.

1. Upgrade coffee or tea: Enrich tea or coffee by scooping a dollop of sweetened condensed milk into your mug. It provides sweetness and creaminess at the same time, so you don’t need to add any other creamer or sugar. Just add water and ice, and you will have delicious iced coffee.

2. Justify another good: Condensed milk is great for baked goods because it lends tenderness, moisture and flavour to the recipe. You can incorporate it into desserts, sweets, fudge and candies, chocolate coatings, key lime pie, and frozen desserts.

3. Turn sweet to savoury: You can pour the remnant of a can of condensed milk into a marinade of pork or chicken. It can also sweeten the tangy and sour flavour of grape fruit or even add it to fruit salad for a sweet and tart combo that your mouth will flip over.

4. Add to ice cream: When added to ice cream, thick and syrupy condensed milk adds an extra level of sweetness while also softening it for easier scooping.

5. Pour it on anything: Who says you can’t pour sweetened condensed milk to anything that you want? You can add it to custard or spread it on a slice of toast or use it to make dulce de leche. The options are numerous!

Sweetened condensed milk is a staple in many homes as it is a favorite alternative to cream and sugar. The above are just a few things that you can do with an open can of sweetened condensed milk.