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Habichuelas con dulce – sweet bean cream
Creamy dessert of red beans, coconut milk, sweet potato and spices. Serves 6; cooling is additional.
65 minutesEasy
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Ingredients
- 500 g cooked red beans
- 3 dl water
- 4 dl coconut milk
- 3 dl milk
- 120 g sugar
- 250 g peeled finely diced sweet potato
- 50 g raisins
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- small milk biscuits to serve
Method
- 1Blend beans and water smoothly and press through a fine sieve.
- 2Place bean cream, coconut milk, milk, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a pot and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring.
- 3Add sweet potato and raisins and simmer for 20–25 minutes until tender and thickened. Stir often.
- 4Remove cinnamon and cloves, stir in vanilla and cool. Serve warm or cold with small biscuits.



