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Bienmesabe Canario is a beloved and traditional dessert from the Canary Islands, known for its sweet, rich flavour of almonds, lemon and cinnamon. The name literally means ‘it tastes good to me’, and that is exactly what you will experience with this easy to prepare recipe. Perfect to end a meal or if you fancy an authentic Spanish treat. After our culinary journey through the Canary Islands, we finish with this delicious dessert
All good things come to an end, and so does our culinary journey through the Canary Islands! For two weeks you could enjoy the best of these islands, and how could it be otherwise, we conclude with a dessert! This is a very well-known Canarian dessert, you do have to have a sweet tooth. This recipe bienmesabe Canario is very easy to make.
Authentic Bienmesabe Canario Recipe: Canarian Dessert with Almond
You can put together a delicious themed dinner with all the recipes that have appeared online. And what could be better than finishing with a typical Canarian dessert? Bienmesabe Canario is a sweet delicacy that you should definitely try. I am very curious about your opinion about this dish. Let me know in the comments below what you think of it.
Canarian dessert bienmesabe Canario
As is often the case, there are various variations on the same recipe in various countries. Also with this recipe bienmesabe Canario. In the islands it is the most popular Canarian dessert. In other countries they have a slightly different method of preparation:
- In Puerto Rico it is a syrup that is poured over lady fingers.
- In Venezuela, it is a cake made with coconut and liqueur.
- And in Panama they make it with milk, sugar, and rice.
So you see each country, each its own interpretation. We really enjoyed all these delicious recipes, and I hope you do too. The next holiday we will start making recipes from that country or region again.
Step-by-step preparation of the recipe
Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.
Canarian dessert bienmesabe Canario
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Ingredients:
- 250 gram almond flour
- 250 gram sugar
- 250 ml water
- 1 citroen - just the juice, plus possibly some zest for garnish
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- vanilla ice cream - Optional for serving
- or fresh mint - for garnish
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And this is how you make it:
- Take the frying pan and add the almond flour. With a wooden spoon, stir the flour until it is light brown. This can take 5 minutes or so. Do this on low to medium heat so that the flour does not burn.
- Take a pan and add the sugar, water, lemon juice and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil and let it reduce until you have a syrup. Remove the cinnamon sticks from the pan.
- Add the almond flour to the syrup and keep stirring! Stir until it is a fairly thick mass. Then remove from fire.
- Beat the egg yolk and add it to the almond mixture. Put it back on low heat and with a whisk stir the egg yolk through the mixture, keep stirring again! Stir for about 5 minutes The mass will now have the consistency of a thick, but still liquid paste, similar to almond paste
- Spoon the pasta into a glass jar and let it cool.
- When cooled, take the glasses and scoop 2 to 3 tbsp in the glass and serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Delicious bites!
Want to make other tasty desserts? Try this one:
How about this cheesecake cake in a glass with strawberry?
And this creamy chocolate mousse made from aquafaba is also great.
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