Habichuelas con Dulce [Recipe + Video] 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.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Dominican
Keyword dominican bean dessert, dulce de habichuela, habichuela con dulce en ingles, habichuela dulce, helado de habichuela con dulce
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.
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.
Video
Notes
Cookie substitute
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.