Category Archives: Desserts

Puerto Rican Tembleque

Puerto Rican Tembleque Recipe

By Rosa Ortiz on RecetasPuertoRico.com (photo: Andy Tous)

Tembleque (tem-bleh-keh) is a delicious coconut dessert pudding from Puerto Rico. Visually similar to the Italian panna cotta, however very different in both texture and flavor. Tembleque really means “jiggle” and after preparing this recipe, you’ll understand why.

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Pumpkin Flan

Pumpkin Flan

By Yvonne Machado on RecetasPuertoRico.com

A great puerto rican meal can’t end without a delicious homemade flan.  Flan is really a custard and puerto ricans have plethora of techniques to prepare it.  Regardless of softer or harder consistencies, one thing for sure, this is a favorite dessert. Now that we are nearing the holiday seasons, making this recipe is not a bad idea.

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