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Recipes and cocktails with sugar

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

70 recipes and 7 cocktails

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Cashew Fruit Refresco

Refresco made from the fleshy part of ripe cashew fruit, with cold water and sugar. It is blended, strained and served immediately: four non-alcoholic glasses.

15 minEasy

Atropellado de maní y piña

Thick sweet of grated pineapple and roasted peanuts, bound with cooked egg yolks. A home adaptation of a preparation collected by researchers from INIFAT.

3 h 30 minMedium

Alegría de ajonjolí with sugarcane syrup

Sweet made from toasted sesame seeds and sugarcane syrup, cut into small tablets. An adaptation of the alegría found in a Cuban recipe book from 1925.

1 h 15 minMedium

Thick mamey colorado sweet served in small white bowls.

Old-Fashioned Mamey Colorado Sweet

Thick sweet made from ripe mamey colorado and sugar, inspired by a Cuban recipe book from 1925 and prepared with only two ingredients.

1 h 10 minEasy

Casabe Alfajor

Bites of toasted casabe bound with syrup, cloves, and a pinch of pepper. A modern adaptation from Delicias de la Mesa, 1925 edition.

1 h 20 minMedium

Chocolate sponge capitolios with slightly toasted meringue domes on a plate.

Chocolate Capitolios with Toasted Meringue

Capitolios with a light cocoa sponge and a golden Italian meringue dome torched or grilled: a contrast of chocolate and soft meringue.

2 hMedium

Five vanilla panetela capitolios with lightly toasted meringue domes, served on a plate.

Cuban Capitolios with Toasted Meringue

Vanilla panetela with a dome of Italian meringue lightly browned with a torch or broiler: a homemade variant of Cuban capitolios.

2 hMedium

Capitolios covered in chocolate and a piece cut showing the white meringue and vanilla panetela.

Cuban Capitolios with Chocolate Coating

Vanilla panetela and Italian meringue capitolios, covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate that sets when cold.

2 h 40 minMedium

Golden yam fritters with syrup, one opened to show the inside.

Yam fritters with syrup: a sweet from old Cuban cuisine

Fried yam balls with a hint of orange blossom water and light cinnamon syrup, adapted from a 1864 Cuban cookbook.

2 hMedium

Golden sponge cake Capitolios with white meringue domes on a tray.

Cuban Capitolios: Sponge Cake and Meringue

Cuban Capitolios with a vanilla sponge cake base and a tall white meringue dome: a homemade version inspired by Cuban confectioneries.

1 h 40 minMedium

Cuban crunchy whole-peanut nougat with caramel

Thin bars of whole peanuts in amber caramel, crunchy and simple. Just peanuts, sugar and water: no milk or ground peanuts.

1 h 30 minMedium

Baked Cassava Cookies to Accompany Coffee

Cookies baked with commercial cassava flour, butter and vanilla: golden edges, tender center and perfect with coffee with milk.

1 h 40 minEasy

Ripe papaya preserve with papaya chunks in a bowl, accompanied by white cheese.

Spoonable Sweet from Ripe Papaya

Homemade sweet made with ripe papaya cooked over low heat until it becomes a thick compote. Perfect with white cheese or cream cheese.

4 hEasy

Bowls of creamy white-fleshed boniatillo with ground cinnamon and a spoonful of the dessert.

Cuban Boniatillo with Milk: A Creamy Spoon Dessert

Creamy boniatillo with white sweet potato, evaporated milk, cinnamon and vanilla. A Cuban spoon dessert to serve cold or warm in bowls.

3 h 30 minEasy

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

Peeled orange slices with natural juice and cinnamon arranged in a serving dish

Cinnamon Oranges with a Touch of Cuban Rum (Optional)

Peeled orange slices bathed in their own juice with sugar and cinnamon, served very cold. A no-bake Cuban dessert with optional aged rum.

45 minEasy

Thick passion fruit sweet with seeds served on fresh white cheese.

Passion fruit sweet with white cheese: easy and delicious tropical dessert

Dessert inspired by the fruit sweet with white cheese: concentrated passion fruit jam with some seeds, served on fresh cheese.

1 h 10 minEasy

Homemade chocolate panetela with a slice cut showing its fluffy crumb.

Homemade Chocolate Panetela, Fluffy and Light

Homemade chocolate panetela with pure cocoa and a fluffy crumb. A baked recipe for afternoon snacks, without fillings or toppings.

1 h 45 minMedium

Passion fruit lemonade with pulp and seeds

Fresh tropical lemonade with lemon juice, white sugar, and all the passion fruit pulp with its whole black seeds, unstrained.

10 minEasy

Pitcher of homemade lemonade with two glasses with ice and fresh lemons

Quick Lemonade for Two

Homemade lemonade for two, ready in 5 minutes with freshly squeezed lemon, cold water, sugar and ice.

5 minEasy

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

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

Mango Jam

Homemade mango jam with sugar and lemon, cooked until glossy. Ideal for spreading, filling empanaditas, or making a pie.

1 hEasy

Cuban Panetela

Fluffy Cuban panetela with just seven ingredients: the classic recipe, baked or in a pressure cooker, just like grandma used to make it.

1 hMedium