TEMBLEQUE (PUERTO RICAN STYLE COCONUT PUDDING)

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This is one of the recipes that remind me of my childhood. This pudding is a very common Puerto Rican dessert. To describe it I would say that is a creamy coconut pudding, topped with cinnamon and delicious.

Provided by chef FIFI

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

7 ounces cream of coconut (approx 1/2 can)
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup cornstarch
4 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla
ground cinnamon, and or flaked coconut

Steps:

  • In a saucepan combine milk and cream of coconut,corn starch,vanilla and sugar mix very well.
  • Stir constantly on medium high until mixture begins to boil and gets thick.
  • Let boil a couple more minutes still keep stirring, then you can either pour into individual dessert cups or a mold.
  • Let cool on tabletop, then refrigerate.
  • Top with garnish.
  • Enjoy!

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