🇵🇷 Puerto Rican Cuisine

Tembleque

Coconut Milk Pudding

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Easy
Calories 228 kcal

A silky, jiggly coconut milk pudding set with cornstarch, dusted with cinnamon, and served chilled as a traditional Christmas dessert.

Ingredients

  • 2 cans coconut milk (full fat)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Ground cinnamon for dusting

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk coconut milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and vanilla together in a saucepan until cornstarch is fully dissolved with no lumps.
  2. 2 Place over medium heat and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture begins to thicken, about eight minutes.
  3. 3 Continue whisking as it thickens to a pudding consistency. It should coat the back of a spoon thickly.
  4. 4 Pour into a mold or individual ramekins. Smooth the top with a spatula.
  5. 5 Refrigerate at least four hours or overnight until completely set and firm.
  6. 6 Unmold onto a plate and dust generously with ground cinnamon before serving.

Did You Know?

The name tembleque means "trembling" or "jiggly" in Spanish, referring to the way the pudding wobbles when moved.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/puerto-rican/tembleque/