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10 Traditional Chilean Desserts

Last Updated on: June 9, 2022

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Picking my favorite Chilean desserts isn’t the hardest thing I’ve ever
had to do in my life, but it still wasn’t easy. 

Between the moist tres leches cake, the totally unique mote con
huesillos, and the delicate Chilean thousand layer cake, it’s hard to pick Hey There!
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And that doesn’t even take into account all the other fantastic dessert
options included in Chilean cuisine!

The best thing about Chilean treats is the incredible variety.

Desserts may include crispy, deep-fried tortillas or fluffy, airy cakes.

There are even delicious dessert drinks to consider! 

So yes, trying to round up the 10 best Chilean dessert recipes I’ve ever
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Hopefully, I included some of your favorites, as well!

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1. Chilean Alfajores 
With this wonderful recipe, you can make about 35 of these double-
decker cookies in less than an hour.

The recipe calls for a filling of dulce de leche, but you could also use
huevo mol or molasses paste.

Whichever filling you use, you’ll make a sweet, soft, wholesome cookie
with less than 100 calories per serving.

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2. Chilean Dulce de Leche Cake

If you’ve ever made a pumpkin roll, then you already know how to
make this tasty treat.

It’s a lot like a pumpkin roll; only it’s made with different ingredients.

The cake is soft, moist, and spongy, and the dulce de leche filling is
pure milky, caramel-like goodness.

It takes a little time to make, and you’ll have to be careful not to break
it while rolling it.

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The trick to this is dusting the cake with powdered sugar and rolling it
up in a similarly dusted tea towel. The recipe does a great job
explaining how to do this.

Once it’s all rolled up and dusted once again with powdered sugar,
you’ll know that every moment you spent making it was well spent. It’s
incredibly good.

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3. Manjar
Manjar is sometimes called “homemade dulce de leche” and
sometimes called “Peruvian dulce de leche.” Whatever you call it, it’s
super yummy.

All you need to make it is whole milk, vanilla extract, sugar, and baking
soda.

You’ll boil the first three ingredients until they thicken and become
caramel-colored. Then add your baking soda.

Once it reaches a pudding-like consistency, it’s done. Cool it before

serving. 

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4. Chilean Thousand Layer Cake

Lauded as “the most traditional of the Chilean cakes,” this one is a
flaky, crispy masterpiece. It may not have a thousand layers, but it does
have plenty. 

Some layers are thin and crunchy; others are made from sweet, sticky
jam. Still, others are full of dulce de leche.

Some people mix it up a little with walnuts, rhubarb, or whipped

cream.

It takes you about an hour to get it ready for the oven, but all culinary
works of art take a little bit of time. They’re always worth it in the end.

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5. Mote con Huesillos (Wheat and Peach

Drink)
This is a unique dessert that you probably haven’t tried.

It’s a Chilean dessert drink that combines peaches and pearled barley
with water, cinnamon, sugar, and an orange peel.

The taste is something totally unlike anything else you’ve ever had. 

The most prevalent flavor comes from the peaches, but you’ll also
notice notes of the orange (or lemon) peel and the cinnamon.

The barley thickens the drink some, and many of the strongest flavors
come from the pearls at the bottom.

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6. Chilean Sopapillas 
If you’ve ever had sopapillas, you know how good they are. They’re
sweet and crunchy pieces of deep-fried Heaven. 

These sopapillas have a distinctly Chilean flair thanks to the cup of

pumpkin puree added to them.

I like to serve them warm with a side of hot molasses sauce for
dipping. Yum yum.

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7. Leche Asada (Roasted Milk) 

Although it takes an hour to bake, the prep time for this popular
Chilean dessert is only about 10 minutes.

It tastes best when you make your own caramel, so I highly

recommend starting there.

After that, it’s just a matter of mixing the rest of the ingredients and
pouring them over the caramel.

Bake it, let it cool, and then serve it. It’s super simple and super
delicious.

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Chilean Strawberry Kuchen ~ Cream Tart

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8. Chilean Strawberry Kuchen

I love strawberries, and this tart is absolutely overflowing with them. 

To make this berry-filled tart, you’ll need common baking ingredients –

eggs, sugar, butter, flour, baking powder, salt, etc.

There are no exotic or hard-to-find ingredients in this recipe. 

Don’t let the number of steps in the recipe scare you away from trying
it, either. It looks like a lot, but it’s so easy.

The entire prep process takes only 30 minutes. You’ll start by making
the cookie crust, then you’ll add in the pastry cream and strawberries
and bake the tart again. 

Pop it in the fridge overnight, and the following day, you’ll have a
delicious strawberry tart to enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.