15 Traditional Guatemalan Desserts
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- 15 Jul 2022
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There are a few typical Guatemalan desserts that you may recognize, such as tres leches cake and arroz con leche.
Others like torrejas and Magdalena cake will probably be new to you.
Either way – familiar or unfamiliar – they are all delicious. Don’t take my word for it, though.
Go through this list, try a few (or all) of them for yourself, and find some new favorite desserts!
Champurradas
These thin, crispy cookies have a delightful, buttery flavor that’ll remind you of homemade shortbread cookies.
The sesame seed topping adds only a little flavor but plenty of crunch.
The cookies aren’t overly sweet, but they’re a delicious accompaniment to a hot mug of coffee or cup of tea. Best of all, they’re relatively simple to make.
They take a little bit of time, but they use reasonably simple ingredients, and the process isn’t complicated at all.
Guatemalan Bananas With Sweet Cream
All you’ll need to make this incredible seven-ingredient, 15-minute dessert is butter, bananas, whole milk, brown sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Bananas make a wonderfully sweet treat as they are.
However, when you top them in a glaze made from brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla, they’ll become even more spectacular.
Serve them by themselves, on top of pancakes or waffles, or covered in creamy vanilla ice cream. Either way, they won’t disappoint.
. Borracho Cake
Also known as the drunk cake, borracho cake is a sweet, textured dessert covered in an alcohol-based simple syrup.
It’s a light cake made from dark rum, pitted prunes, whipping cream, sugar, and other tasty ingredients that’ll have you licking the plate clean to get every last crumb.
It’s hard to decide what you’ll like best – the rich, sweet flavor or the spongy, fluffy texture. Both are equally enjoyable.
And no, it won’t actually make you drunk.
Arroz con Leche
Arroz con leche, literally “rice with milk” or rice pudding, is a popular dessert in many Hispanic and Latin countries. It tastes great and is very filling.
However, one of the reasons people love it so much is that it’s so simple to make. All you’ll need is water, white rice, milk, sugar, salt, and a cinnamon stick.
The preparation time is a mere 5 minutes, though it takes another 30 minutes to soak the rice and about 45 to cook and finish the pudding.
Torrejas
These Guatemalan sweet breads are a snap to make. All you’ll need are eggs, flour, brioche bread (or panes dulces), and vegetable oil.
However, the syrup is what gives it all its delicious taste. It’s full of allspice, orange, cinnamon, and clove flavors.
There are some raisins, sugar, and prunes in there, as well.
Once you get ready to serve them, add some extra sugar (colored sugar makes them prettier) and a prune for presentation and flavor.
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