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Puerto Rican Coconut Cream Sauce

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 cup coconut milk
6 egg yolks
slices of sponge cake or lady fingers

This is a deliciously sweet sauce that is known as Bienmesabe in Puerto Rico. It is wonderful spread over lady fingers or pies or cakes.

 

  • Boil the sugar and water together until it forms a syrup at the thread stage.
  • Remove from the heat, stir in the coconut milk into the syrup, mixing thoroughly.
  • Beat the egg yolks and add them to the mixture, stirring constantly over gentle heat until thickened. Do not let boil.
  • To serve, pour over sponge cake or lady fingers.

Servings

2

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

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    Skill Level

    Easy