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Catholic Culture Trusted Commentary

Catholic Recipe: Corn-Coconut Dessert

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/2 cups grated corn
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon anise seeds

Details

Serves: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes, and cooling time

Difficulty:  ★★☆☆

Cost:  ★★☆☆

For Ages: 11+

Origin: Puerto Rico

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Also Called: Mundo Nuevo

DIRECTIONS

Combine corn, coconut milk, sugar, salt. Strain mixture into saucepan. Add anise seeds. Cook 5 minutes on high heat; stir constantly. Reduce heat to moderate; bring to boil. Pour into deep glass dish. Cool thoroughly. Turn out on platter to serve. Yield, 6 servings

Recipe Source: Catholic Cookbook, The by William I. Kaufman, The Citadel Press, New York, 1965