Capirotada (Mexican Dessert)

Capirotada is a traditional Mexican dessert similar to bread pudding. This dish is cooked by my mother during the holidays and mostly during Lent season.


Recipes · Cuisine · Latin American · Mexican


Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hrs
Servings: 16
Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
Yield: 1 9x13-inch pudding

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 3 cups water

  • 16 ounces piloncillo (Mexican brown sugar cone), chopped

  • 3 cinnamon sticks

  • 2 tablespoons raw sugar

  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

  • ¼ cup butter

  • 1 (18 ounce) loaf French bread, sliced

  • 1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

  • 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts

  • ½ cup raisins

  • ½ cup chopped dried apricots


Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Combine water, piloncillo, cinnamon sticks, sugar, vanilla extract, and cloves in a pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until slightly thickened and reduced to a syrup, about 10 minutes. Remove cinnamon sticks.

  3. Lightly butter each slice of bread. Place slices in a large, flat baking pan.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until toasted, 10 to 15 minutes. Let butter dry.

  5. Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan and add 1/2 of the toasted bread. Sprinkle 1/2 of the Monterey Jack cheese, walnuts, raisins, and apricots over the bread. Drizzle 1/2 of the syrup on top to fully coat the bread. Top with the remaining bread, cheese, walnuts, raisins, apricots, and syrup. Cover with aluminum foil.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until lightly browned and heated through, about 15 minutes more. Serve warm.

Cook's Note:

Walnuts may be substituted for pecans or peanuts.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
374 Calories
14g Fat
57g Carbs
8g Protein


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