Puertoricans are known for enjoying sweet flavors, which is why typical desserts and sweets are a must in Puerto Rican cuisine. Get ready to travel to the island through the best desserts in Puerto Rican gastronomy.

Majarete

The Puerto Rican majarete is a delicious dessert very similar to flan, made with rice flour, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, star anise, nutmeg, orange leaves, coconut milk, and coconut cream or milk. Some people serve it with ginger or marshmallows.



Coquito

Coquito, famous in Puerto Rican cuisine for being consumed at Christmas, is a liquor made with coconut cream, white rum, evaporated milk, condensed milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. It can serve as a great dessert, but be careful as it can have up to 55 degrees of alcohol.

Boricua Tembleque

Tembleque is a pudding, usually made from coconut, characterized by its sweet aroma of cinnamon and a soft, creamy white consistency. It is perfect for coconut lovers!

Flancocho

Flancocho is like the impossible cake of Puerto Rican cuisine, as it combines the best of flan with the cake of pastries, but undoubtedly, its flavor, creaminess, and fluffiness are worth bragging about.

Maizena Cream

Puer Rican maizena cream is a sweet dessert prepared at home to pamper the family; it is generally consumed in the mornings and is made with milk, maizena, egg, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Does it remind you of any Mexican dessert?

How many desserts from Puerto Rican cuisine are you craving?