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Question

I tried a sweetcorn dessert call cuaru? It was a set egg custard type with a distinctive sweetcorn flavour. Any recipes or a name for it...

Answer 1

I know of one made like creme caramel but you puree a can of cream corn into the custard base, strain and cook in a water bath, and serve with a soured whiped cream you add sour orange juice to when whippng, had it in Costa Rica.

Answer 2

Here is one made with Peruvian purple corn.

Mazamorra Morada

1 kg purple corn

4 litres water

1 cinnamon stick

6 cloves

Pineapple peel

2 chopped quinces (membrillo)

2 chopped apples

1 ½ cups of sugar

1 cup of dried sour cherries (guindas)

1 cup of dried prunes (guindones)

1 cup of dried apricots (huesillos)

2 cups of pineapple cubes

7 tablespoons of sweet potato flour

Juice from 3 lemons

Ground cinnamon (optional)

Preparation:

Boil the grains of purple corn with its corncob, cinnamon, cloves, pineapple peel, quinces and apples, until the grains of corn have popped, approximately 30 minutes.

Strain and add the sugar, dried fruit and pineapple. Put back on the stove over a low flame and allow to cook for 30 minutes. Add the sweet potato flour (previously dissolved in cold pineapple water), and stir for 15 minutes.

Finally, add the lemon juice and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Serve hot and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.

Then there are things like Tarta De Maize (Corn Pudding) but nothing close to the name you gave sorry.