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Parmesan milk

Name: Parmesan milk
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 litre
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g parmesan crumbles; 1 bayleaf; 1 sprig thyme; 1 sprig sage; 1 garlic clove; 1 litre whole milk; salt; pepper

Parmesan milk is a great way to use up Parmesan crumbles you didn't know what to do with: you infuse the crumbles with a few herbs in milk, giving it a delicious taste.

It can then be used in all kinds of savoury recipes where milk is used: gratins, béchamel, etc.

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35 min.

Easy

3.85 €

1 litre

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 1^st 2025

For 1 litre, you will need:

1 100 g parmesan crumbles
2 1 bayleaf
3 1 sprig thyme
4 1 sprig sage
5 1 garlic clove (optional)
6 1 litre whole milk
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 1,105 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 5 min.

Resting: 15 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

If necessary, cut 100 g parmesan crumbles into medium-sized pieces.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Prepare 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 sprig sage, then crush 1 garlic clove with a flat knife blade.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 15 min.

Pour 1 litre whole milk into a saucepan, add the croutons, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper.

Bring to the boil over low heat, and leave to simmer, covered, for around 10 minutes.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 15 min.

Turn off the heat and leave to cool, still covered.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Remove and discard the crusts, garlic and herbs, then filter (if possible) and bottle for future use.

Remarks

The quantity of Parmesan crumbles for 1 liter of milk is very indicative, so use what you have on hand, but of course the more crumbles there are, the more pronounced the taste of the milk.

Crusts can be quite old, even several weeks old, without any problem.

As for the herbs, use what you have on hand.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a sealed bottle, can be frozen.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	90 RDI=40 %	40 RDI=4 %	60 RDI=9 %	1,070 RDI=50 %	4,470 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=3 %	3 RDI=0 %	5 RDI=1 %	100 RDI=5 %	410 RDI: 5 %