Sweet Beans Recipe - QueRicaVida.com

Sweet Beans Recipe - QueRicaVida.com

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This dessert is a key component of Dominican Republic cuisine, and it’s most consumed during Lent. Being a neighboring country and having several Dominican friends, it just had to

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Ingredients

  • 6 cups water (to cook the beans in)
  • 1 lb softened red kidney beans
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk
  • 2 cans (12 oz each) evaporated milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground sweet cloves
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1 star anise
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 lb sweet potatoes, cooked and diced
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 can (14 oz) condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • Dulce de leche cookies, if desired

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