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Dessert, Sweets, and Breads

Puerto Rican sweets and breads celebrate tropical ingredients like coconut, guava, and cinnamon. From creamy flans to pillowy mallorcas, every dessert feels like a little piece of the island's joy and history.

Indulge in Tembleque de Coco (Coconut Pudding), or Budin de Pan (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding), or Panetela (Guava Stuffed Cakes) for classic island flavor. For special occasions, Arroz con Dulce (Coconut Rice Pudding) always steals the show.

  • A plate of polvorones cookies with three semi-stacked cookies on top of the table resting in front of the plate.
    Puerto Rican Polvorones (Shortbread Cookies)
  • Close-up of low-carb polvorones broken open on a terrazzo surface showing their tender crumb, with more cookies and a pink bowl in the background.
    Low-Carb Polvorones
  • Puerto Rican spice cake hojaldre aรฑasqueรฑo displayed as a spiral bundt and mini bundts dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by flowers and a lace doily.
    Puerto Rican Spice Cake (Hojaldre Aรฑasqueรฑo)
  • Hand holding a peanut butter chocolate chip blondie broken in half to reveal a dense, chewy interior with visible chocolate chips, pecans, and peanut butter pieces, with a full tray of cut blondies on parchment paper in the background.
    Peanut Butter Blondies
  • Three stacked panetela de guayaba bars on a gray plate showing the guava paste layer, with a blue linen and striped wood cutting board in the background.
    Puerto Rican Guava Cakes (Panetela de Guayaba)
  • Overhead view of orange honey butter in pastel colored dishes arranged on a speckled surface.
    Orange Honey Butter
  • Pan de Mallorca rolls dusted with powdered sugar stacked on a plate on a cake stand, with flowers in the background.
    Pan de Mallorca
  • Two glasses of cookies-and-cream coquito with crushed-cookie rims, surrounded by Oreo cookies and coquito ingredients, blurred in the background.
    Bacardi Gold Cookies and Cream Coquito
  • Top view of a molded pistachio tembleque garnished with shredded coconut and chopped pistachios on a white plate.
    Pistachio Tembleque
  • A close-up of pumpkin fritters coated in cinnamon sugar, one with a bite showing its bright orange, fluffy center, on a white plate over a green dotted napkin.
    Pumpkin Fritters, Barriguitas de Vieja (Old Lady Bellies)
  • A hand grasps a blue-rimmed glass of piรฑa colada, garnished with toasted coconut and cherries, next to a bowl of shredded coconut.
    Puerto Rican Piรฑa Colada
  • Close-up of a creamy pistachio limber topped with cinnamon, shredded coconut, and chopped pistachios, partially popped out of its plastic cup on an orange surface.
    Creamy Limbers de Pistachio, Homemade Ice Pops
  • Close-up of a Limber de Coco topped with cinnamon and shredded coconut in a clear plastic cup.
    Limbers de Coco, Creamy Puerto Rican Coconut Ice Pops
  • A slice of carrot cake on a plate with the rest of the cake and another slice in the background.
    Tropical Carrot Cake with Banana and Coconut
  • A blue and white dessert plate with a slice of bread pudding and caramel sauce on top of it.
    Budรญn de Pan (Puerto Rican Bread Pudding)
  • Plate of Pecan Crusted Cheesecake and Guava Berry Coulis.
    Pecan Crusted Cheesecake with Guava Berry Coulis
  • Two small plates with individual tembleques dusted with cinnamon and toasted coconut garnishes. Plates sit over a golden glitter fabric.
    Authentic Puerto Rican Tembleque de Coco
  • Hand holding a rock glass full of coquito and ice with rim decorated with cinnamon sugar.
    Puerto Rican Coquito
  • Two rock glassed filled with pistachio coquito and decorated with cinnamon sugar on the rims. A Puerto Rican Christmas decorated bottle sits behind them along with a bottle of regular coquito and a bottle of rum.
    Pistachio Coquito
  • Servings of arroz con dulce.
    Arroz con Dulce, Puerto Rican Rice Pudding
  • A blue and white plate sitting on a table, with Tembleque
    Quick and Easy, Guilt-free Puerto Rican Tembleque
Woman holding a wooden spoon and smiling in a kitchen with hanging utensils and a vase of flowers on the counter.

Hola! I'm Zoe. I love all things food and enjoy cooking. I created this site to reconnect with my Puerto Rican heritage while living in the United States. This is a great place to reconnect if you are floating in the diaspora. I would love to hear from you!

About Zoe โ†’

Popular Recipes

  • Puerto Rican spice cake hojaldre aรฑasqueรฑo displayed as a spiral bundt and mini bundts dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by flowers and a lace doily.
    Puerto Rican Spice Cake (Hojaldre Aรฑasqueรฑo)
  • A plate of polvorones cookies with three semi-stacked cookies on top of the table resting in front of the plate.
    Puerto Rican Polvorones (Shortbread Cookies)
  • Overhead view of Puerto Rican arroz con habichuelas (rice and beans) in glass bowl and two white bowls with avocado slices and peach peonies.
    Arroz con Habichuelas (Puerto Rican Rice with Beans)
  • Three stacked panetela de guayaba bars on a gray plate showing the guava paste layer, with a blue linen and striped wood cutting board in the background.
    Puerto Rican Guava Cakes (Panetela de Guayaba)
  • A hand holding a white bowl of funche topped with a dab of butter.
    Funche, Puerto Rican Grits
  • A slice of pastelรณn plated on a plate with the skillet with pastelon in the background.
    Sweet Plantain Lasagna (Piรฑon)

Puerto Rican Favorites

  • Completed Sofrito sitting on a table with other ingredients to make sofrito.
    Puerto Rican Homemade Sofrito
  • Close-up of a roasted chicken thigh served with guineos en escabeche, cherry tomatoes, and a side of macaroni salad partially visible.
    Puerto Rican Pollo Asado, Oven-Roasted Chicken
  • Large pot with cooked yellow rice.
    Arroz Amarillo, Puerto Rican Yellow Rice
  • empanadas inside a paper towel lined bowl.
    Puerto Rican Empanadillas
  • A fork full of Pernil with a large serving bowl, avocados, dinner rolls, and small serving bowls with meat on the background.
    Instant Pot Puerto Rican Pernil (Pork Roast)
  • Puerto Rican corned beef brisket with potatoes and olives in a Dutch oven, served alongside plates of white rice and stewed beans.
    Puerto Rican-Style Dutch-Oven Corned Beef

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