Pilar's Chilean Food & Garden
A recipe blog by a Chilean living in the USA
Versión en español It’s probably one of my favorite flavors, lucuma ice cream, and now that the heat is oppressive in Houston, I have to have it. I adapted the recipe for vanilla ice cream from David Lebovitz, an authority on ice cream. The lucuma has specific properties that emulsify and theoretically make it possible …
Versión en español Try this new and improved Lucuma Tres Leches. Lucuma is a super fruit from South America, it tastes like caramel, and you can buy it as a puree or powder. Living in Houston, Tres Leches is ubiquitous, and we enjoy it often when eating out. This version’s cake is super fluffy and …
Versión en español Lucuma is a fruit very popular in Chile and Peru. It is always eaten cooked, as it is very astringent raw. I grew up eating lucuma ice cream and one of my favorite cakes, lucuma-meringue cake. Another favorite ingredient for us in Chile is Manjar or dulce de leche. Dulce de leche …
Versión en español Finally, I found a jar of lucuma puree last week, and I did it. It was spectacular and delicious. You may also want to try the recipe Easy Dulce de Leche Chocoflan.
Versión en español This Lucuma Meringue Cake is very traditional in Chile and usually is bought at the favorite family bakery. I don’t remember my mother ever doing it at home. It is so easy to come. But after moving to the USA, I didn’t have another option other than learning to do it by …
Versión en español Lucuma is a fruit native to Chile and Peru. The flavors resemble caramel. These Lucuma bonbons are made with lucuma pulp brought from Chile. They are delicious. You can get lucuma pulp (sweet like apple butter) online in the USA at Tu Chile Aquí. Sometimes you can find frozen lucuma pulp, Goya brand, in …
