Habichuelas con Dulce [Video + Recipe] Sweet Cream of Beans

Name: Habichuelas con Dulce [Video + Recipe] Sweet Cream of Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups boiled red kidney beans; 6 cup water; 2 cup coconut milk; 3 cup evaporated milk; ½ teaspoons salt; 1 cup sugar (white, granulated); 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cinnamon sticks; 10 cloves; ½ pound batata (sweet potato); ½ cup raisins; 8 pieces casabe; 2 teaspoons salted butter; 1 cup milk cookies

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings
8 servings
Calories
553 kcal
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Dominican

Habichuelas con Dulce [Video + Recipe] Sweet Cream of Beans

Oriana Walker

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Learn how to make habichuelas con dulce (sweet cream of beans), one of our most popular desserts. It is a delicious Lent tradition in the Dominican Republic.

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Ingredients

Servings

4 cups boiled red kidney beans (or cranberry or pinto beans)
6 cup water from boiling the beans (add tap water if you use canned beans)
2 cup coconut milk
3 cup evaporated milk
½ teaspoons salt
1 cup sugar (white, granulated)
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cinnamon sticks
10 cloves
½ pound batata (sweet potato) [0.24 kg], cut into small cubes
½ cup raisins

To garnish

8 pieces casabe (cassava bread), may be omitted
2 teaspoons salted butter may be omitted
1 cup milk cookies (see notes)

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Instructions

1. Blending

Put the beans (and the water in which they boiled) in a blender and puree. Strain the beans to get rid of the skins and undissolved solids.

2. Boiling

Pour the beans, coconut milk, evaporated milk, salt, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and sweet potatoes into a pot.Simmer over very low heat until the sweet potatoes are cooked through. Stir regularly to avoid sticking.Add the raisins and simmer for another 10 minutes (don't worry that it may look too thin, the cream of beans will get much thicker when chilled). Remove the cinnamon sticks (and cloves, if you like).

3. Chilling

Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Chill before serving.

4. Toasting casabe

Spread butter on the cassava bread and toast in the oven until it turns golden brown.

5. Serve

Serve the beans with the cassava on the side. Put cookies in the beans when you serve.

Notes

No milk cookies? Use Animal Crackers (Amazon affiliate link). They are nearly identical in taste and texture to the traditional ones, only in different shapes.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 553kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 79g (26%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Cholesterol 30mg (10%) Sodium 299mg (12%) Potassium 942mg (27%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 36g (72%) Vitamin A 4285IU (86%) Vitamin C 5.1mg (6%) Calcium 328mg (33%) Iron 5.8mg (32%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 553 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	553kcal	28%
Carbohydrates	79g	26%
Protein	16g	32%
Fat	21g	32%
Saturated Fat	15g	75%
Cholesterol	30mg	10%
Sodium	299mg	12%
Potassium	942mg	20%
Fiber	8g	32%
Sugar	36g	72%
Vitamin A	4285IU	86%
Vitamin C	5.1mg	6%
Calcium	328mg	33%
Iron	5.8mg	32%