Colombian Christmas Custard with Blackberry Sauce (Natilla Colombiana)
Colombian Christmas Custard with Blackberry Sauce (Natilla Colombiana) is quintessential Colombian Christmas food. You only need 6 ingredients and 30 minutes to prepare this festive typical dessert.
Equipment
- glass oven dish
Ingredients
Custard (Natilla)
- 5 cups whole milk ( bit over 1 liter)
- 1 cup cornstarch (maizena)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup panela (replace with brown sugar if not available)
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tbsp butter
Blackberry Sauce
- 500 g blackberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1/2 cup white sugar (or more when using very tart blackberries)
- 1/2 cup water
Optional
- cinnamon powder to sprinkle
Instructions
Custard Pudding (Natilla)
- Dissolve in a mixing bowl the cup of corn starch in 1 cup of milk, making sure there are no lumps. Set aside
- Place the rest of the milk (4 cups) with the cinnamon sticks in a pot and bring to a boil
- When boiling, add the sugar and panela. Mix with a wooden spoon so the sugar dissolves. Turn the heat down to low-medium, occasionally stirring to prevent the milk from burning, for an additional 5 minutes. Remove cinnamon sticks
- Add the cornstarch/milk mixture gradually, while you continuously stir with the wooden spoon. Take 2-3 minutes to add all of it
- Keep stirring continuously until the custard becomes thick and heavy. Keep cooking the mixture for 15 minutes, or longer in case the custard is too liquid. Shorter is not recommended, as the custard can taste floury when not fully cooked
- Add butter and stir. Remove the pot from the heat and pour the custard in the glass oven dish. Even it out by softly shaking the dish
- Leave the natilla for about 1 hour, or until set, at room temperature. Make the blackberry sauce in the meantime
Blackberry Sauce
- Place blackberries in a pot, together with the sugar and water. Mix well, bring to a boil and turn low. Let simmer for 20 minutes, until you have a sauce-like consistency. Let cool and serve with the custard
Serve
- Cut the natilla in slices and serve with the blackberry sauce and cinnamon powder
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