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Chorreadas

Chorreadas are traditional quick to make Costa Rican pancakes prepared with fresh corn which can be served for breakfast, for lunch or as a snack.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 chorreadas
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Costa Rican

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh corn (about 5 ears of corn or canned corn)
  • ½ cup sugar (for sweet version)
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • butter (to cook)
For savory version
  • 1 tablespoon dry oregano
  • 1 clove garlic

Instructions

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  1. Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until the mixture is crumbly.
  2. Fry in butter to form round pancakes for a couple minutes.
  3. Turn over and fry for a couple more minutes.
  4. Serve warm with honey, syrup (sweet version), sour cream or cream cheese (savory version) on top.
  5. For a savory version of chorreadas, omit the sugar and add 1 tablespoon or oregano and 1 garlic clove. Optionally, add grated cheese on top of the chorreadas before turning them over.