Arequipe (Dulce de Leche) Recipe

Arequipe is a traditional Colombian recipe for a classic dessert of milk boiled with sugar, baking soda and salt until thick and caramelized that's chilled and served with saltine crackers and which is known as dulce de leche elsewhere in South America. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Colombian version of: Arequipe.

This is a classic Colombian boiled milk dessert that's known as arequipe in the region of Antioquia, Colombia, manjar blanco in other parts of the country and in the rest of South America it has different names such as dulce de leche, manjar blanco and caveat.

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Arequipe (Dulce de Leche) Recipe

Ingredients:

3l (12 cups) whole milk
675g (1 1/2 lbs) sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cinnamon stick

Method:

Combine all the ingredients in a heavy-based pan and gently bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, for about 3 hours, or until the colour of the mixture becomes a golden caramel and the mixture is as thick as porridge.

Take off the heat and allow to cool then pour into a glass bowl and cover with clingfilm (plastic wrap). Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to chill.

This mixture will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week and can be used as a base for other desserts and cakes.

As a dessert, arequipe is typically eaten accompanied by saltine crackers.


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Arequipe

Arequipe. This is a traditional Colombian recipe for a dessert of milk and sugar flavoured with cinnamon and cooked until thick which is typcally served with saltine crackers.
prep time: 30 mins cook time: 180 mins total time: 210 mins

Ingredients:

  • 3l (12 cups) whole milk
  • 675g (1 1/2 lbs) sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Method:

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a heavy-based pan and gently bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, for about 3 hours, or until the colour of the mixture becomes a golden caramel and the mixture is as thick as porridge.
  3. Take off the heat and allow to cool then pour into a glass bowl and cover with clingfilm (plastic wrap). Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to chill.
  4. This mixture will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week and can be used as a base for other desserts and cakes.
  5. As a dessert, arequipe is typically eaten accompanied by saltine crackers.
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This is a keyigredient in the Easter recipe,  Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars). It is also the base for this site's recipe of: Malteada de Arequipe (Dulce de Leche Milkshake).




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