
Desserts
Suspiro de limeña
A Peruvian dessert born in Lima: a smooth custard made from very sweet caramelised milk, topped with an Italian meringue flavoured with port, whose name means "sigh of a woman from Lima". It is eaten chilled, often at the end of a meal.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Crème
Meringue
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
765 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 21.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 120.8 g
- Fat
- 21.4 g
- of which saturated fat
- 11.8 g
- Fiber
- 0.2 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Cook the condensed milk with the whole milk in a saucepan over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring, until you get a light brown milk caramel.
- Whisk the egg yolks and slowly pour them into the hot caramel while whisking to prevent curdling.
- Return to low heat for 5 minutes, without letting it boil, until thickened. Divide the custard among 6 small glasses or ramekins and let cool.
- Prepare the syrup: heat the water and 50 g of sugar to about 118 °C, then pour it gently over the whipped egg whites.
- Keep whisking until you have a glossy, firm meringue that has cooled.
- Fold the port and a pinch of cinnamon into the meringue.
- Spoon the meringue onto each custard and dust with cinnamon. Keep chilled for at least 2 hours before serving.
Variations and tips
Alcohol-free version. Replace the port with a little vanilla extract or red berry juice.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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