Holidays & entertaining
Rompope
A creamy, sweet drink made from milk, egg yolks and cinnamon, very popular at Christmas in Mexico. It is served chilled and was originally invented in convents.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Nutrition facts
320 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 10.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 43.5 g
- Fat
- 11.3 g
- of which saturated fat
- 6.4 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Heat the milk with the cinnamon stick and half the sugar over low heat, without letting it boil.
- Whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar until the mixture turns pale.
- Slowly pour the hot milk over the yolks while whisking, then return everything to the pan.
- Cook over very low heat, stirring constantly for 15 minutes, until the cream coats the back of a spoon.
- Remove the cinnamon stick, add the vanilla and condensed milk, then let it cool.
- Chill for at least 3 hours and serve with a pinch of cinnamon.
Variations and tips
Alcoholic version. Add 100 ml of white rum after cooling, keeping this version for festive occasions.
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Original Ecomely recipe.