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 […]
Desserts
Cuban desserts are special. Creamy, decadent, sometimes odd. We stick with the classics, but will throw in a new take here and there.
Chocolate Brigadeiros
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
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 […]
Turron Ice Cream
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 […]
Crunchy Caramel Nut Brittle
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 […]
Pumpkin Flan
Pumpkin Flan is a beautifully warm and creamy twist on our favorite Cuban dessert. Our Abuela’s Flan recipe is good, but we have to say, this Pumpkin Flan may be even better. It’s so creamy and luxurious, and it doesn’t hurt that is studded with a Crunchy Caramel Nut Brittle. […]
Abuela’s Apple Pie
Apple Pie is a classic dessert. The first ever apple pie recipe actually comes from England. Through time it has evolved and changed whether it be which apples go in the filling or whether the upper crust is plain or latticed. One thing that is pretty consistent about the Apple […]
Pumpkin Spice Natilla
Pumpkin Spice Natilla holds all the fall feels in one delicious bowl. It is creamy, warm, spiced and has a beautiful orange hue. Our Classic Natilla recipe is enhanced by traditional fall spices and pumpkin puree that somehow make it even more luscious than the original. The Pumpkin Spice Trend […]
Flancocho (Flan Cake)
Flancocho or Flan Cake has playfully earned the nickname “the impossible cake.” It defies logic. Somehow layers of caramel, flan and cake are baked together and stay baked in separate layers. It’s a happy baking miracle that leads to a unique and delicious dessert. The name Flancocho comes from joining […]
Dulce de Leche Frosting
This Dulce de Leche Frosting Recipe is what you have been searching for to top your next cake. Dulce de leche, which translates into “sweet milk,” is made from caramelizing sweet condensed milk. It has the texture of creamy Nutella, but with the taste of rich caramel. An obvious muse […]