Cuban desserts are special. Creamy, decadent, sometimes odd. We stick with the classics, but will throw in a new take here and there.
This Granizado de Mango Recipe is easy to follow and will keep you cool and fresh all summer. The perfect way to use your mangos this season. Granizado is a semi-frozen dessert made from fruit that is pureed, slightly sweetened, then scraped off to resemble shaved ice. It screams summer-time […]
Guava Marmalade Recipe (Mermelade de Guayaba) will take you step by step through how to peel, boil, and blend your way into a delicious guava jam. An all time favorite Cuban ingredient, and you can make it right at home. Let’s break it down. What is Guava Marmalade (Mermelada de […]
This No Bake Key Lime Pie Recipe is a step by step guide to making a fresh delicious key lime pie that you will enjoy all season long. Our key lime pie is luscious, tart and sweet. Fresh key lime zest is folded into and creamy mixture for that signature […]
This Panetela Recipe is the secret to making a fluffy homemade pound cake right in your own kitchen. When we were growing up, there was always Panetela in the house. On the rare occasion, Abuela had made some fresh, but more often than not it was store bought. Who can […]
This Coffee Natilla Recipe is a step by step guide to making one of the best Cuban desserts, Natilla. However this recipe has a little added kick. Coffee natilla hits all the spots you’d expect. It is decadent, creamy and perfectly sweet. Much like our pumpkin natilla, it is not overly […]
This Olive Oil Muffins Recipe will guide you through how to make soft fluffy muffins that have just the right balance of citrus. We love Magdalenas! It’s a love affair born in Spain. We both instantly fell in love with this simple little muffin that we found in each and […]
This Chocolate Brigadeiros (Chocolate Truffle) Recipe is a step by step to chocolate nirvana. This easy to follow and even easier to bring together recipe is going to be your new favorite go-to for any special occasion. A brigadeiro is a Brazilian chocolate truffle. The chewy and decadent treat is […]
Flourless Chocolate Cake is a modern baking marvel. Although this recipe isn’t traditionally Cuban, every Abuela would approve of a chocolate cake that melts in your mouth. We think it’s a great recipe to have in your recipe arsenal. This Flourless Chocolate Cake is airy and fudgy all in the […]
This Turron Ice Cream Recipe is a delicious guide to making ice cream without an ice cream maker. It’s a no churn recipe. You can enjoy turron in a whole new way. Turron Ice Cream is one of those things that just makes it feel like Christmas. This sweet delicious […]
This Crunchy Caramel Nut Brittle takes us back to Cuba. While we may not have been there, we have all heard stories from our parents or grandparents about the vendors that would spin candy along the shoreline. They called it Piruli de Nuez. This is our spin, and it just […]