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Puerto Rican Quesitos (Cream Cheese Pastries)
Flaky-on-the-outside and creamy-on-the-inside quesitos from Puerto Rico. These are one of the easiest desserts that you can make using puff pastry. Just 5 ingredients + 20 minutes! Quesitos in Spanish means “little cheese”. And this is exactly what this recipe is: little rolls of puff pastry filled with sweetened cream cheese. They are delicious with […]
Read MoreChilean Pumpkin Sopaipillas With Honey
These authentic Chilean pumpkin sopaipillas with a drizzle of honey are an easy and delicious dessert or appetizer. Today I will teach you how to make them from scratch. Sopaipillas are basically a fried dough made with pumpkin puree that is traditional in Chile. Sopaipillas are similar to buñuelos or gorditas so you can get […]
Read MoreChocolate Chips Banana Bread
This is the easiest chocolate chips banana bread recipe that you will find online. It’s the bread for a sweet breakfast with a cup of coffee. Moist, chocolatey, and in just using 1 bowl! I already have my reliable banana bread batter that always gives me a moist and perfect result. A few months ago […]
Read MoreDulce de Leche Cortada (Curdled Milk Dessert)
Dulce de leche cortada is one of the classic old fashioned Venezuelan desserts that I grew up with. It is also popular in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. I know what you’re thinking… curdled milk sounds so disgusting in a dessert, to say the least. Usually, curdled milk is associated with making cheese […]
Read MorePuerto Rican Flancocho / Chocoflan
This amazing cake has many names: flancocho, chocoflan or torta imposible, which literally means “impossible cake”. This cake is the best of two of my favorites desserts, chocolate cake and flan. How to make the flan? The flan on this recipe resembles a lot of Spanish flan de queso. Creamy, dense and silky flan with […]
Read MoreRed Velvet White Chocolate Chips Cookies
These red velvet white chocolate chips cookies are my San Valentine dessert recipe for this year. You can’t go wrong with this match-made-in-heaven combination. These eye-catching bright red cookies with white chips are the perfect gift for this special holiday. In previous years, I’ve made chocolate-based dessert for this day because — let’s be honest […]
Read MorePetit Gateau (French Chocolate Lava Cake)
This French petit gâteau recipe is the finest dessert recipe for a fine dining night at home. Delicious mini chocolate cake with a soft melted chocolate surprise. This is my favorite dessert in the whole world. An ooey-gooey chocolate mini cake, that when it’s open releases mouthwatering melted chocolate from heaven. It is also my […]
Read MoreVenezuelan Quesillo (pudding)
Those Venezuelan readers out there know that a truly Venezuelan quesillo is the most requested food in any birthday party (after tequeños). It is one of the most famous Venezuelan desserts. For the rest of the people that aren’t as familiar with this dessert, you need to know a couple of things about it: Firstly: […]
Read MoreOrange Cranberry Cookies
These orange cranberry cookies are the ultimate Christmas cookie recipe. They are super buttery and melt in your mouth. By now everybody knows that orange and cranberry is a powerful duo. The soft acidity of the oranges and the sweetness from the cranberries gives a great combo flavor that no one can resist. I’m super […]
Read MoreFoolproof Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
This pineapple upside-down cake recipe has been in my family for a long time. It is one of our favorite cakes to eat at the family weekend reunion with a big cup of coffee —Latinoamericanos, you know? The main difference between this pineapple upside-down cake and the rest of the zillion of recipes out there […]
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