Today #SundaySupper gathering together for a virtual luau of sorts and enjoying a wonderful selection of Tropical Food. Be sure to scroll past my recipe(s) for great recipes filled with coconut, pineapple, and mango. A big thank you to Marlene of Nosh My Way and Cindy of Cindy’s Recipes and Writings for hosting this bash!
Like most, my mind first traveled to Hawaii given the theme, but I wanted to do something different. As much as I enjoyed our vacation to The Big Island a couple of years ago, I took the opportunity to create a recipe from a different island in the Tropics.
The Tropics fall between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and create a belt around the middle of our planet.
The Dominican Republic happens to fall in this tropical region. I’ve been wanting to explore more Dominican food as my father’s family is from there. When we left Illinois when I was in 2nd grade we were also leaving his parents so I didn’t get to experience, at least in memory, a lot of Dominican cooking. The only thing my mom made were rice and beans and the closest we’d get to the cuisine would be the occasional Cuban fare at a nearby shop. When we would return to visit, my parents would always request mangu for breakfast from my grandfather. When I made Chicharrones de Pollo for my Dad’s birthday (a report from my father tells me my bites of chicken were too small) I knew I would have to try more Dominican food as we greatly enjoyed it.
That was a long story to tell you that my recipe today comes not from Hawaii but from the DR.
Majarete is a corn pudding made with lots of cinnamon. I’d never had it, and my dad hasn’t either, but it sounded fun so I thought I would give it a go. My favorite thing about this recipe is how simple it is. It can even be made with a baby in one hand. (In related news, I think my little man is getting over his fear of the blender!)
Even in all it’s simplicity, I still managed to mess it up. Never having made pudding before, I pulled the concoction off the heat too quickly and we were left with a corn drink. I probably could have returned it to the stove and let it cook and thicken some more, but I thought it’d be much more fun to turn the majarete into majarete ice cream!
Majarete Ice Cream
Ingredients:
- 3 C corn kernels
- 2 C milk
- 1/4 C water
- 3/8 C sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Steps:
- Put corn, milk, water, sugar, cornstarch, and ground cinnamon in a blender. Puree until smooth. Strain into a saucepan and discard the solids.
- Add a pinch of salt and the cinnamon sticks to the corn milk and cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. (If making pudding, make sure it coats the back of a wooden spoon.)
- If making pudding: Pour into serving glasses or bowls. Allow pudding to cool to room temperature before covering with plastic wrap and allowing to chill in the fridge before serving. Optional – serve with a little grated nutmeg.
- If making ice cream: Pour into a glass bowl. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature before covering with plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge until completely cold.
- Follow your ice cream maker instructions. Freeze ice cream. Allow ice cream to soften on the counter 5-10 minutes before serving.
*This recipe is adapted from Clara at http://www.dominicancooking.com/964-majarete-corn-pudding.html*
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I spy a new ice cream I’ll be churning soon.
It’s a perfect summer flavor!
SO glad your pudding didn’t go to waste! This sounds like one delicious ice cream!!!
Thanks! I’ll have to try it as pudding again when my little man isn’t trying to kill himself with the ice cream maker box. 😛
Your ice-cream looks and sounds delicious!!Perfect to cool off on hot days 🙂
It tastes just like summer. 🙂
This sounds great, both as a pudding and as ice cream. Must give it a try!
Enjoy!
We’ve lived in a lot of places where sweet corn ice cream is quite common and a local favorite. What a great idea to turn your custard into ice cream, Lauren!
Oh cool!
My aunt and uncle are in the DR right now. I will tell them to look out for majarete!
Awesome!
I am drooling and dying to try this one! My fav tropical place is DR!
Oh awesome! I’ve only been twice – once with family to visit family and once on our honeymoon!
This sounds so intriguing! I’ll have to try it soon.
Enjoy!
Very different, I love the ice cream idea!
Thanks, I’m just glad I saved the dish!
When life gives you corn soup…make ice cream…Perfect!!!
Exactly! 🙂
This sounds so tasty! I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks, Sarah!
Love this ice cream flavor.
My little man is loving it too! There wasn’t a lot of sugar in it so figured he could have his first ice cream. 🙂
Love this! I’m going to the DR this summer I can’t wait to try some. Oh and I love that your little man is getting over his fear of the blender because my 4 year old still covers her ears 🙂
Awesome, have fun!
What a GREAT idea! Now I can’t wait for corn to be in season
Me neither!! I cheated and used frozen corn for this post.
Corn ice cream is one of my childhood favorites! I can totally relate to your wanting to recreate dishes from a heritage you weren’t very exposed to. I love that you took a traditional (is it? I’ve never had DR cuisine) dish and changed it up to make it your own.
That’s awesome! My Dad never heard of it so I’m not sure how common it is.
Ohhh we love corn in all forms but I have yet to have it in and ice cream (or a pudding) it sounds delicious!
Perfect for summer!
Necessity is the mother of invention I say! Your corn pudding ice cream looks tasty. I went to the DR a few years ago. Very enjoyable!
Haha! I like it. 😉 thank you.
So unique and creative~I love it!
Thanks
We have corn pudding in my country too – Singapore! It may sound strange but the sweetness of the corn is great and if you add a bit of sea salt, the pudding is better.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. I do love corn.