I watched a cute video in which kids played a game to eat Pudim de Leite Condensado. They put their hearts into it in order to eat as much of the dessert as they possibly could. Each kid got a clean spoon, but many of them double-dipped, so of course the comments were filled with anxiety about sharing germs. Outside of that, there was speculation about the dessert. First identified as flan, Brazilians insisted it is Pudim de Leite Condensado, and it's way better than a regular flan. What's so special about Pudim de Leite Condensado?
Today's Pudim is thought to be descended from Pudim Abade de Priscos, a Portuguese recipe developed by the priest Manuel Joaquim Machado Rebelo who created complicated dishes for the Portuguese royal family and other members of the aristocracy. The more common Pudim de Leite drops the pork fat, and seems all the better for it.
Pudim is a very sweet pudding topped with caramel. It only requires four ingredients: eggs, whole milk, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk. Or if you count the caramel sauce, the fifth ingredient is sugar, but you make that separately. The whole thing gets a gentle bake in a water bath, and then refrigeration to set it. It sounds fairly easy to make, and results in a dessert that will impress anyone! Get the entire recipe with illustrated instructions from Sara Wells at Our Best Bites.
(Pudim image credit: Marcelo Träsel)
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