 Habichuelas con dulce | |
| Type | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Dominican Republic |
| Region or state | Latin America, Caribbean |
| Main ingredients | Red beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut milk, sweet potato, evaporated milk, raisin, sugar, pinch of salt and vanilla |
Habichuelas con dulce is a sweet bean liquid dessert from the Dominican Republic that is especially popular around the Easter holiday.[1] The dessert is part of the cuisine of the Dominican Republic and is traditionally garnished with milk cookies or with casabe, "a flatbread made of yuca flour."[2]
Habichuelas con dulce is made with red beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut milk, evaporated milk, raisins, sugar and salt.[2] The beans are boiled with cinnamon sticks and sweet cloves and then blended to the consistency of soup. The coconut milk and evaporated milk are added along with cooked sweet potato chunks.[3] Cloves and ginger can also be added as flavorings.
- ^ Nelly Ramirez Lo más dulce de la Cuaresma Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine; Habichuelas con dulce. Tiene mayor demanda al inicio de este período 26 Febrero 2009 Hoy Digital
- ^ a b Katrina Taveras Spilling the beans on a Dominican treasure March 19th 2008 Daily News (New York)
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