Recipes Index - page 3
Maná - Marzipan-like Candy Dough
Maná is a candy, kind of like fondant, made from eggs, sugar and milk. It can be molded into fruit shaped candies, and can also be rolled out and used to cover a cake.
Brazilian Coconut Flan - Quindin
This recipe for quindim, a Brazilian coconut flan or custard, can be made in one large pan, or as individual mini-flans.
Praline Alfajores - Pecan Praline Sandwich Cookies
This is a variation on the classic alfajor sandwich cookie. Dulce de leche is still the filling, but the cookie is a pecan brown sugar shortbread cookie.
Tropical Fruit Trifle - Fruit Trifle Recipe
Tropical fruit, vanilla and banana cream pudding, passion fruit pound cake, and whipped cream make up the layers of this extravagant yet easy fruit trifle.
Key Lime Pie - Pie de Limon
Extra tart small key limes are famous for their pie potential. Similar limes grow in South America, where "pie de limón" is very popular.
Passion Fruit Mousse - Mousse de Maracuyá
Passion fruit (maracuyá) is native to South America, and is a favorite dessert ingredient. This tropical summer mousse can be prepared as a molded cake with a macadamia coconut base, or served in individual parfait glasses with fresh fruit and whipped cream.
Brazilian Corn Pudding - Curau de Milho Verde
This dessert recipe for a sweet corn pudding is quick and delicious. It's served chilled, so it's a great summer dessert.
Easy Chocolate Tres Leches Cake - Tres Leches de Chocolate
Try this easy recipe for a rich chocolate tres leches cake. The recipe calls for a devil’s food cake mix to save time, but you can use any dense chocolate cake, or even a chocolate sponge cake.
Lucuma Ice Cream - Helado de Lúcuma
Lucuma is an unusual fruit from the Andean region of South America with a distinctive, aromatic sweet flavor. It's popular in many desserts, but lucuma ice cream is one of South America's best kept secrets. If you come across some frozen lucuma pulp at your local Latin market, try this ice cream. You will not be disappointed.