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Habichuelas con Dulce [Video + Recipe] Sweet Cream of Beans
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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 553 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Dominican
Ingredients
- 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)
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.
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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
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
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.