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Popular Portuguese Baba de Camelo Dessert

This delicious, 4 ingredient and popular Portuguese baba de camelo dessert recipe is so easy to make.
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Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time3 h
Ready In4 h 45 min
Level of DifficultyVery Easy
Servings6

Ingredients

1 and 1/4 cups of cooked condensed milk4 egg yolks4 egg whites1/2 cup of grated almonds or Maria biscuits Get Portuguese ingredients

Preparation

  1. Bring a large pan of water to a rolling boil.
  2. Make sure that you put enough water in the pan to completely cover the can you're about to cook.
  3. Remove the label from the can of sweetened condensed milk and carefully submerge it into the boiling water using a pair of tongs or a slotted spoon.
  4. Make sure you place the can on its side, so it can roll around. If you place the can bottom or top-side down, the boiling water can cause it to bounce up and down, which is really annoying...
  5. Cook the can for 3 hours, making sure the can is covered with water at all times.
  6. Add more boiling water if necessary.
  7. Using a pair of tongs, a fork or a slotted spoon, take the can out of the pan and place it onto a heatproof surface to cool.
  8. Make sure it has cooled to room temperature before you open the can.
  9. Once you open the can, add de condensed milk to a bowl, add the yolks and beat for 5 minutes. .
  10. Beat the egg whites separately until it forms peaks and carefully incorporate them into the cooked condensed milk.
  11. Add the mixture to individual serving cups.
  12. Sprinkle with the grated almonds or Maria Biscuits.
  13. Place it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until it is consistent.

Recipe & Photo Credit: receitas.mimosa.com.pt *

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Sara
Sara
Use pasteurized eggs. Found everywhere... well, except Walmart.
3 Years ago, Monday, April 25, 2022
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Catia
Catia
1 can of condensed milk will be the 4 eggs
3 Years ago, Monday, March 28, 2022
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Sara
Sara
What????
3 Years ago, Monday, April 25, 2022
Bruno
Bruno
Each can in the US is 14 ounce in the brand of condensed milk I found. 2 cans would be 28 ounces or 3.5 cups. What would you say the added egg yolks and eggs whites would be? Should I just double the eggs for 8 eggs or more? One can should be enough for the Original recipe but I want to scale this up because 3 hours for one can is kinda silly. At least two to make it more productive.
3 Years ago, Friday, March 25, 2022
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Port
Bruno, if you are going to double the condensed milk you should probably double the eggs as well, yes.
3 Years ago, Friday, March 25, 2022
Diane
Diane
This is delicious. Weird name but great.
3 Years ago, Sunday, February 27, 2022
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