🇨🇺 Cuban Cuisine

Dulce de Leche Cortada

Cuban Curdled Milk Dessert

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 239 kcal

A unique Cuban dessert of milk intentionally curdled with lime, then simmered with sugar and cinnamon into sweet, tender curds in a fragrant syrup.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat milk in a heavy saucepan until simmering.
  2. 2 Add lime juice and stir — the milk will curdle into soft curds. This is intentional.
  3. 3 Add sugar, cinnamon sticks, and salt. Stir gently.
  4. 4 Simmer on low heat for 45-60 min, stirring occasionally, until the syrup thickens and turns golden.
  5. 5 Remove cinnamon sticks. Stir in vanilla.
  6. 6 Serve warm or chilled in small bowls.

Did You Know?

Dulce de leche cortada horrifies food scientists — intentionally curdling milk breaks every dairy rule, yet the result is delicious.