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Traditional Cuban recipes and cocktails.

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Recipes with brown sugar

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Baked pears with vanilla cream and rum

Baked Pears with Vanilla Cream and Rum

Fresh pears baked with butter and brown sugar, served over a smooth vanilla cream with an optional touch of rum. Dessert for 4.

1 h 10 minEasy
Peanut Upside-Down Cake with Caramelized Topping

Peanut Upside-Down Cake with Caramelized Topping

Upside-down cake with peanut butter in the batter and a layer of caramelized peanuts that ends up on top when unmolded.

2 h 35 minMedium
Pitcher and two glasses of lemonade with ice, lemon and spearmint next to a bowl of brown sugar.

Lemonade with spearmint and brown sugar

Fresh lemonade with a subtle hint of spearmint and the caramelized sweetness of brown sugar, with panela or papelón as an alternative. For 4 glasses.

20 minEasy
Coffee Cake

Coffee cake

Fluffy cinnamon rolls with brown sugar and cream cheese frosting: the coffee cake that was so popular in Cuba. Ideal with a cup of coffee.

4 hMedium
Cuban queques

Cuban Queques

Homemade Cuban queques: cinnamon and anise cookies with brown sugar, perfect for dipping in coffee with milk. Simple oven recipe.

1 hEasy
Coconut Panetela

Coconut Panetela

Fluffy panetela made with cake mix, filled and covered with coconut sweet and brown sugar. An easy dessert to share with family.

1 hEasy
Curdled milk dulce de leche

Traditional-style Curdled Milk Dulce de Leche

Homemade curdled milk dulce de leche with brown sugar, cinnamon and lemon: a simple, economical Cuban dessert full of home flavor.

30 minEasy
Sweet and sour beets

Sweet and Sour Beets

Beet cubes cooked in a pressure cooker with vinegar, brown sugar, and garlic until they are in a light syrup. An easy and eye-catching Cuban side dish.

30 minEasy
Plátano en tentación

Plátano en tentación

Ripe plantains slow-cooked with sugar, cinnamon, dry wine and butter until they are in a thickened syrup. A Cuban classic.

1 hEasy
Pork ribs in sweet and sour sauce

Pork Ribs in Sweet and Sour Sauce

Pork ribs marinated with brown sugar and citrus, soaked in soy sauce, ketchup, rum, and ginger, then baked until golden.

4 h 30 minMedium