Tembleque (Puerto Rican Coconut Pudding)
Tembleque is a thickened coconut pudding originating from Puerto Rico.
Ingredients
- 1 can (16 oz) of coconut milk
- 1 can (16 oz) of coconut cream
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup cornstarch or rice flour
- ½ tsp orange blossom water (optional) (optional)
- ¾ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- Ground cinnamon for garnish
Instructions
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1Put sugar, coconut milk, coconut cream, and. salt, into a saucepan. Cook until sugar devolves and the milk starts to simmer.
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2Mix 3 tablespoons or more of cold heavy whipping cream into the corn starch. Whip until all the cornstarch is diluted but still thick. You want a smooth thick paste with no lumps.
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3When milk starts to simmer, add the remaining heavy whipping cream and cornstarch mixture into the saucepan.
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4Keep the heat on low and stir constantly until the pudding thickens.
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5Pour into pudding cups or small bowls.
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6Cool in the fridge for 2 hours.
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7To serve, flip the pudding bowls onto a plate to remove the pudding, then sprinkle cinnamon on top.
- Category
- Desserts
- Cuisine
- Caribbean
Dietary Information
Vegan
Vegetarian
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 30, 2026