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Traditional Cuban recipes and cocktails.

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Recipes with cornstarch

Explore cornstarch in our recipes and cocktails, with quantities, timings and step-by-step instructions.

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Golden cornmeal keques on a plate, with one cake cut open to show the interior.

Cornmeal Keques

Savory cornmeal cakes made with cooked cornmeal, egg and milk, golden brown in a lightly greased skillet. Current version of a 1925 Cuban recipe.

1 h 20 minMedium
Homemade Cuban-Style Milk and Vanilla Popsicles

Homemade Cuban-Style Milk and Vanilla Popsicles

Creamy milk and vanilla popsicles with a cooked base slightly thickened with cornstarch. No eggs, no fruit, no ice cream maker.

7 h 52 minEasy
Cuban Capuchino Cake in Syrup

Cuban Capuchino Cake in Syrup

Yolk and cornstarch sponge baked in a 20 cm pan and soaked in lemon, cinnamon, and vanilla syrup. The Cuban capuchino in cake form.

4 h 30 minMedium
lemon cream as a filling for tartlets

Lemon Cream

Lemon cream cooked in a bain-marie with egg yolks, butter and zest. A Cuban recipe from before 1959, ideal for filling tartlets or eating on its own.

50 minEasy
eggless orange custard

Orange Custard without Eggs

Eggless orange custard with just three ingredients, served in the fruit's own peel. A fresh, simple, and elegant dessert.

2 h 30 minEasy
Pastry cream for dessert filling

Pastry Cream

Homemade pastry cream with milk infused with lemon, cinnamon, and vanilla. Perfect for señoritas, brazo gitano, profiteroles, and panetelas.

45 minEasy
Fried Milk

Fried Milk

Homemade dessert of Spanish origin: milk cream with lemon and cinnamon, set, coated, fried and dusted with sugar and cinnamon.

3 hMedium
Orange Custard

Orange Custard

Creamy custard with orange pulp, served in the fruit's own halves and topped with caramel. An easy and unique Cuban dessert.

30 minEasy
Pumpkin Flan

Pumpkin Flan

Cuban pumpkin flan with condensed milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, egg-free. An economical, creamy dessert that is very easy to prepare.

45 minEasy
Natilla

Natilla

Creamy Natilla made with milk, egg yolks, and vanilla, sprinkled with cinnamon. A timeless dessert, easy to make and perfect for the family.

25 minEasy