Arequipe, Dulce de Leche, o Manjar Blanco

Colombian Caramel Dessert

Preparation info
  • 6 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Secrets of Colombian Cooking

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2004

  • About

Arequipe is originally from the Andean zone, Dulce de Leche from the Caribbean Coastal area, and Manjar Blanco a relative of the two that comes from the small towns of el Valle del Cauca. They are all our Colombian caramel sauce, manjar blanco being the thickest and dulce de leche and arequipe the lighter. They are all cooked in copper pots or pailas for different amounts of time; manjar blanco the longest. Manjar blancos are ty