Mexican Desserts - Discovering Dulce De Leche

Dulce de leche can easily be made at home. Spanish for "candied milk," dulce de leche is made by heating sweetened milk slowly until it makes a brown sauce that tastes like caramel. In Mexico, it can be found as both a candy and a syrup.

People all through South, Central, and Latin America love dulce de leche. Even France has a spreadable version of this delicious recipe. Be prepared to give this recipe your full attention when you make it. Milk and sugar are both prone to burning if they are not stirred constantly. Keep the heat controlled at all times.

As the water evaporates from the milk, the mixture will thicken until it is about one-sixth the original volume. While the milk reduces, the sugar caramelizes. There are many applications for this sweet recipe.

Spoon dulce de leche on ice cream, cake, or flan. You can make it into a creamy candy. Haagen Dazs, a well-known ice cream maker came out with a dulce de leche flavor in 1997. Starbucks followed suit with a flavored coffee. Even the Girl Scouts of the USA jumped on the bandwagon with dulce de leche cookies for their yearly cookie sale.

You can add flavors to your dessert mixture like vanilla, cinnamon, or lemon. In Latin America, you can actually buy cans of dulce de leche at the store. You may want to take a peek at your local Mexican market and see if they carry it. In Mexico, you can also get a stronger version called cajeta de leche. It is made with goat milk, cow milk, and sugar.

If you celebrate Cinco de Mayo, this is a terrific recipe to introduce to your guests. It has been made for a long time in Mexico, so you can tell them you are celebrating Cinco de Mayo history by making traditional dishes. Practice the recipes a few times before your big event.

The texture of finished dulce de leche should be both sticky and creamy. Be prepared... it is very rich. In some countries, this dish is also called a milk jam.

This sauce can be added to other recipes like mousse to create an intense dessert your friends will never forget. Full of the rich caramelized sauce, extra cream and egg white gives the mousse an incredible feel in the mouth that is unrivaled by any other dessert.

Compare this dessert to fine, rich chocolate. As chocolate is also from Mexico, you must admit that Mexican cuisine knows how to make incredibly rich desserts. Layer chocolate pudding with layers of dulce de leche in glass cups. Add it to your favorite cheesecake recipe for true decadence.

Mexico has a lot of delicious dishes like this if you look. Explore the richness that is waiting to be discovered in Mexican cuisine and see what other great treasures you can find. Dulce de leche is but one of the wonderful culinary surprise waiting for you when you take a look at the Mexican recipes available to you.

Cinco de Mayo history would not be complete without a look at Mexican food and desserts. Mexican desserts are aimed towards people with a sweet tooth. Ingredients like vanilla, chocolate and cinnamon are popular when it comes to Mexican recipes and desserts with fresh fruit are always well loved. If these ingredients sound good to you, you are going to love making Mexican dessert recipes.

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