Recetas Providencia

Recipes in Sweets and confections

Arequipe (Dulce de Leche)
SweetColombia

Arequipe (Dulce de Leche)

Colombian dulce de leche, slowly cooked until thick and caramelized. Based on María Inés Quijano’s arequipe.

Apple Rings with Ice Cream
SweetColombia

Apple Rings with Ice Cream

Apple rings in a beer tempura, fried until crisp, dusted with sugar and served with vanilla ice cream.

Marshmallow Icing
SweetColombia

Marshmallow Icing

A fluffy marshmallow-style icing made with soft-ball syrup, beaten egg whites and gelatin, to decorate cakes.

Pineapple Fritters (Hojuelas)
SweetColombia

Pineapple Fritters (Hojuelas)

Thin, crispy fritters fried in oil, with the dough moistened with pineapple juice.

Manjar Blanco
SweetColombia

Manjar Blanco

Creamy manjar blanco made with milk, rice flour and sugar, scented with cinnamon.

Mazapanes (Milk Marzipan)
SweetColombia

Mazapanes (Milk Marzipan)

Sweets made from powdered milk and condensed milk shaped into little figures and decorated with cloves.

French Meringue (Meringue Française)
SweetFrance

French Meringue (Meringue Française)

The simplest raw meringue, the base for dried meringues. A professional pastry recipe, calculated per ½ litre of egg whites.

Italian Meringue (Meringue Italienne)
SweetFrance

Italian Meringue (Meringue Italienne)

A meringue cooked with sugar au boulé, used to cover tarts, mousses and desserts. A professional pastry recipe, calculated per ½ litre of egg whites.

Swiss Meringue (Meringue Suisse)
SweetFrance

Swiss Meringue (Meringue Suisse)

The most solid and firm meringue, whisked over a bain-marie, ideal for decorations. A professional pastry recipe, calculated per ½ litre of egg whites.

Miguelete (Curdled-Milk Sweet)
SweetColombia

Miguelete (Curdled-Milk Sweet)

Homemade sweet of curdled milk cooked with panela and cinnamon until thickened.

Prune Sauce
SweetColombia

Prune Sauce

A sweet sauce of prunes cooked in wine, thickened with cornstarch and cream, ideal for serving over desserts.