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Tembleque – coconut pudding with cinnamon

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Tembleque – coconut pudding with cinnamon

Ingredients

  • 8 dl coconut milk
  • 90 g sugar
  • 70 g cornflour (cornstarch)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon to serve

Method

  1. 1Whisk coconut milk, sugar, cornflour and salt until smooth in a cold saucepan.
  2. 2Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Once bubbling, simmer for 2 minutes until thick and smooth.
  3. 3Pour into six small moulds or one large mould dampened with cold water. Cool slightly and refrigerate for at least 2 hours until set.
  4. 4Carefully loosen edges, turn out and sprinkle with cinnamon.