Canjica de Milho (Corn Pudding)

Canjica de milho is a sweet corn pudding. It is a soft and delicious corn dessert. The texture of the corn pudding is creamy, soft, and smooth, similar to store-bought pudding from the US.

Canjica de milho is a pudding dish made with fresh corn and milk. The corn and milk are blended, then cooked in a saucepan with additional ingredients. 

This corn pudding is a traditional Brazilian dish that originated and was introduced by the enslaved African people in Brazil. The recipe is well recognized throughout Brazil, specifically in the southern region. It is a popular corn dish for São João. This festival honors and celebrates John the Baptist. During this celebration, many people dress in folklore-style clothes, dance to traditional forró music, and enjoy a variety of fresh corn dishes. 

Ingredients Details

Corn: fresh corn; alternative: canned corn or frozen corn
Coconut milk; canned coconut milk; alternative: whole milk or condensed milk
Coconut powder milk: Caribbean Dreams Coconut Milk Powder or any other brand of coconut powder milk.
Butter: salted or unsalted butter
Vanilla extract
Sugar: granulated sugar; feel free to omit sugar. This is for added sweetness.
Salt: plain salt
Ground cinnamon for seasoning 

       

Instructions Details 

Corn mixture: blend the corn kernels 

Add the corn mixture to a mesh food strainer in a saucepan. Once strained, remove the food strainer. Add the milk powder, butter, vanilla extract, sugar, and salt. Stir the corn mixture until it thickens. 

Ingredients

• 8 corns

• ½ can coconut milk

• 1 coconut powder milk packet

• ½ stick of butter

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• ½ teaspoon salt

• Ground cinnamon

Instructions

Corn mixture. Remove the kernels from each corn. Remove the kernels from each corn. Blend until smooth.

Saucepan. Place a mesh food strainer in a saucepan. Add the blended corn mixture to the mesh food strainer. Once the corn mixture has been strained, remove the mesh food strainer. Add the following to the saucepan:

• coconut milk powder
• butter
• vanilla extract
• sugar
• salt

Cook on medium heat. Stir until the mixture has thickened and has a paste-pudding texture. Once the corn paste has thickened, add it to the dish.

Garnish. Season with cinnamon.