Dominican Desserts: Habichuelas con Dulce, Bizcocho & More

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Dominican Dessert Recipes

Habichuelas con dulce at Easter, bizcocho dominicano at every birthday, dulce de leche cortada from the colmado and a morir soñando to wash it down.

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14 desserts, each with a recipe ↓

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Dominican sweets are built on milk, coconut and tropical fruit. Habichuelas con dulce, the sweet cream of beans, is the Holy Week dessert; bizcocho dominicano with its pineapple filling is the birthday cake; and dulce de leche cortada, majarete and arroz con dulce fill the dessert case at every colmado. Every recipe below is written for a home kitchen.

The Easter Classic

Habichuelas con Dulce

Red beans puréed with coconut milk, evaporated milk, sweet potato and cinnamon, served cold with milk cookies. Only in the DR is it dessert.

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Dulce de Leche Cortada

Curdled-milk sweet with cinnamon, the classic colmado dessert.

Bizcocho Dominicano

Butter cake with pineapple filling and meringue frosting, the birthday cake.

Flan

Dense caramel flan made with condensed milk.

Tres Leches

Sponge soaked in three milks.

Arroz con Dulce

Coconut rice pudding with raisins.

Majarete

Creamy corn and coconut pudding with cinnamon.

Plátanos al Caldero

Ripe plantains caramelized in butter and sugar.

Arepa Dulce

Sweet cornmeal and coconut cake.

Pudín de Pan

Spiced bread pudding with raisins.

Cascos de Guayaba

Guava shells in syrup served with cheese.

Dulce de Papaya

Papaya simmered in sugar syrup with cinnamon.

Helado de Batata

Sweet potato ice cream from the roadside stands.

Cocadas

Chewy coconut candies.

A Guide to Dominican Desserts

Two desserts mark the Dominican calendar: habichuelas con dulce at Holy Week and bizcocho dominicano at every birthday. Between them the colmado case holds dulce de leche cortada, majarete, arroz con dulce and flan, while fruit becomes dulce de papaya, cascos de guayaba and helado de batata. Coconut ties it all together, from cocadas to arepa dulce.

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