This Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe
with Cajeta de Leche (or Dulce de Leche) is my Southwest spin on this favorite Fall recipe.
I think once you taste it, you will be glad to have the 3 cups
of cajeta on hand.
If they still don't fall
for cajeta or dulce de leche, just pour it over a few pumpkin pancakes and tell them to close their eyes and taste it.
I
love Cajeta - the Coronado label even makes a candy which I can not be trusted with... I am definitely going to make this Sunday - like the day after tomorrow!
It is also known
as cajeta, arequipe, manjar or manjur, and doce de leite.
While working on our tradition of making Oreo frozen pops on previous years, we decided to make them a little different by
adding cajeta inspired by Nabisco's recipe.
This ice cream
combines cajeta, a Mexican goat's milk caramel, with banana, for something similar to dulce de leche.
The total yield was about 5 quarts, or 1.5
cups cajeta per quart of milk.
We (all the two legged cats in my house) have been enjoying goat's milk
cajeta ever since.
You don't have to make your
own cajeta for these, but it does enhance the flavor.
Pumpkin Pancakes with traditional
La Cajeta is a perfect fall breakfast or a fun way to shake up your family dinners.
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Instructions Cajeta may be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
Since The Professor can't have the real deal dulce de leche made with sweetened condensed milk or
even cajeta (made with goat's milk, check out Deb's version, it looks incredible) I've tried several attempts at a vegan sauce.
Note: If you are unable to obtain or to prepare authentic
Mexican cajeta, feel free to substitute the classic pan-Latin dulce de leche caramel in this recipe.
We raise a herd of Mini-Nubian dairy goats who produce the high - butterfat rich milk for our artisanal cheese, soaps, lotion, and
decadent Cajeta.
Celaya is also famous throughout Mexico for its exquisite sweets
including cajeta (sweetened caramel).
Sixth place in the countdown of the year's best recipes is Pumpkin Pancakes
with Cajeta de Leche (or dulce de leche).
2 1/2 tbsp homemade or store
bought cajeta (warmed till a just - pourable consistency BEFORE measuring)
He
made cajeta, which doesn't appeal to me as I can smell the barnyard quality of goats milk in an instant so I just used cows milk.
It is also known
as cajeta, arequipe, manjar or manjur, and doce de leite and is usually sold in cans, jars, or tubs in Latin markets and grocery stores.
Look
for cajeta, a delicious Mexican caramel, for dessert.
You guys know I
love cajeta, and I also kind of have an obsession with popcorn.
Goat's milk caramel (
cajeta) gives classic homemade whipped cream a Mexican touch, perfect for topping desserts for the holidays.
Begin to slowly add
the cajeta.
Run the processor until
the cajeta is fully incorporated.
The first time I had
cajeta I disliked it because it tasted so obviously goaty to me, so I would be cautious if not a big fan of goat's milk.
Our cajeta was my homemade gift to all my family this past Christmas.
I don't know, i must be a super taster or something, because one of my coworkers brought in some brownies with
cajeta and i could totally taste the goat.
One of the things I'd loved about
the cajeta I had years ago was that it was vaguely buttermilk - ish (a faint tang that added complexity) but not goaty.