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Quick Tres Leches Cake in a Mug - Pastel de Tres Leches en Taza de Café
An individual portion of tres leches cake that can be prepared quickly in the microwave - for when you need a tres leches fix!
Dulce de Leche Brownie in a Mug - Brownie en Taza
This molten dark chocolate brownie has a dulce de leche center and is cooked in the microwave.
Brazilian Peanut Candy - Paçoca de Amendoim
Paçoca de Amendoim is a sweet, crumbly Brazilian candy that can be pressed into shapes or crumbled over ice cream.
Quince Doughnuts - Pastelitos de Membrillo
These quince pastries come together easily with frozen puff pastry dough and purchased quince paste. The sugar glaze gives them a delicious crunch and helps them to keep for several days.
White Chocolate Mousse Passionfruit Trifle
An elegant combination of white chocolate mousse, passionfruit cake, and fresh fruit that is certain to please.
Raspberry Blueberry Fruit Gelees - Dulces de Frambuesa y Arándano
Raspberry and blueberry flavors explode in these pretty fruit jellies.
Strawberry Lime Fruit Gelees - Dulce de Fresa y Limon
These intense fruit candies, also called pates de fruits, are surprisingly easy to make, and are great gifts.
Pink Grapefruit Fruit Gelees - Dulces de Pomelo Rosado
The sweet tart flavor of pink grapefruit is beautifully intensified in these jelly candies.
Brazilian Anthill Cake - Bolo Formigueiro
A clever name for a delicious pound cake filled with tiny chocolate chips (ants).
Pineapple Upside Down Cake - Torta de Piña
This classic upside down cake with caramelize pineapples is a favorite in Venezuela and many other Latin American countries.
Dulce de Leche Fudge with Salted Pecans
Rich caramel fudge with toasted salted pecans is an unbeatable combination.
Lemon Guava Cake with White Chocolate Frosting - Torta de Guayaba y Limon
This layers of this cake are soaked with guava syrup and spread with lemon curd, and the cake is frosted with a rich white chocolate buttercream.
Chocolate Banana Cake with Dulce de Leche - Torta de Platano y Chocolate
The layers of this moist banana cake are filled with dulce de leche and the whole cake is covered with a rich chocolate fudge frosting.
Homemade Dulce de Leche - Rich Caramel Sauce
Dulce de leche ("candy from milk") is a delicious thick dessert topping made by caramelizing milk and sugar. It has a distinct sweet butterscotch taste that goes well with many flavors. You can buy ready-made dulce de leche, but the homemade kind is irresistible.
Tropical Ambrosia - Ambrosia de Frutas Tropicales
This delightful fruit salad has a tropical flavor, thanks to the pineapple, coconut, bananas, passion fruit, and mango.
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Chocolate Dulce de Leche Glaze
These delightful cupcakes are easy to prepare with a spice cake mix and canned pumpkin.
Strawberry Mango Lime Sorbet - Sorbete de Fresa y Mango
This tart, refreshing fruit sorbet is bursting with strawberry and mango flavor.
Blueberry and Peach Empanadas - Empanadas de Fruta
Sweet empanadas filled with blueberries and peaches are perfect for summer.
Chocolate Cake Roll with Chocolate Cream Filling - Rocambole de Chocolate
Rocambole is a Brazilian chocolate cake roll with a rich chocolate ganache filling.
Panela Ice Cream - Helado de Chancaca
A rich butterscotch-like ice cream made with panela, an unrefined sugar from sugarcane.
Mango Coconut Ice Cream with Star Anise - Helado de Mango y Coco
Creamy mango ice cream with a hint of star anise and coconut.
Blueberry Lime Ice Cream - Helado de Arándanos y Limon
This sweet, aromatic ice cream gets it's beautiful color from blueberries.
Caramel Coconut Bars with Chocolate Chips
Chewy chocolate chip cookie bars with caramel sauce and toasted coconut.
Tres Leches Cake - Pastel de Tres Leches
The well known Tres Leches cake gets its name from the three kinds of milk that are used to make it: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk or cream. Popular throughout South America, tres leches is a sponge cake soaked with the three kinds of milk and topped with whipped cream.
Strawberry Tres Leches Cake - Pastel de Tres Leches con Fresas
A summery version of tres leches cake with whipped cream and strawberries.