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What is Dulce De Batata?
Dulce De Batata is a traditional South American dessert made from sweet potatoes (batatas). It is like a sweet potato jelly but harder (you can slice it) and is commonly eaten alongside a slice of cheese. In Argentina, where I grew up, dulce de batata is offered at most restaurants and is common in every home.
Of course, the traditional version is made with less than quality ingredients and a hefty dose of preservatives so I had no choice but to health-ify it a bit.
And the fact that I could include a hefty dose of gelatin in it makes me giddy since you all know I’m gelatin obsessed.
Without further ado, here is the recipe! If you try it, please let me know what you think in the comments below! 🙂 I love hearing from you guys.
Dulce De Batata
Ingredients:
- 2 large sweet potatoes
- 2 1/2 cups filtered water
- 2 cups maple syrup (where to buy grade B organic maple syrup)
- 1/3 cup vanilla (where to buy vanilla)
- 1/3 cup gelatin (where to buy grass fed gelatin)
Directions:
- Peel and boil the sweet potatoes until soft.
- Strain the potatoes but keep the water.
- Mash the sweet potatoes in the pot and add the 2 1/2 cups of water back in.
- Add the grade B organic maple syrup.
- Mix with an immersion blender.
- Add the gelatin and again mix with the immersion blender.
- Pour into a 9×9 pan and let cool on counter.
- Place in fridge for 2 hours.
- Serve and enjoy!
What is your favorite dessert?
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Dec 31, 2016 @ 19:45:47
That seems like a lot of vanilla. Is that vanilla extract?
Jan 01, 2017 @ 13:02:48
Yup!
Mar 05, 2015 @ 11:19:54
I’m hopefully making this tonight for an event! Is there a way to use pectin rather than gelatin? All I have are Certo pectin crystals.
Mar 05, 2015 @ 21:06:40
Hi Emily, I really don’t know! Sorry.
Dec 03, 2014 @ 07:51:17
This looks so good! Could you do it with less syrup, you think? Like a half cup maybe?
Dec 03, 2014 @ 21:37:49
hmm, from a sweetness perspective, definitely! I just don’t know how that would throw off the recipe as far as the chemistry goes but feel free to give it a shot and let me know 🙂
Sep 01, 2014 @ 21:26:04
Hi Sylvie
I live in Australia and was born in Mendoza Argentina, really happy I’ve found your page, very interesting. I was searching for natural healing of H. Pilori and loved what I’ve read in your blog. Now I see this Dulce de Batata!
Muchas gracias!
Sonia
Sep 02, 2014 @ 22:31:50
Hi Sonia,
Awesome! Thanks for leaving a comment. I love knowing where my readers are coming from, literally and figuratively.
Suerte y un abrazo,
Sylvie
Jun 21, 2014 @ 14:28:17
Que rico!!! 😉 I’m not from Argentina…Ecuador actually. However I grew up eating dulce de batata bc my dad lived in Argentina when he was younger and introduced it to us 😉 So excited to have stumbled upon your blog. I actually found it over at Gnowflins and so glad I did! 🙂
Anyway can’t wait to give this a try!
Blessings,
Ana Cristina
Jun 22, 2014 @ 06:17:55
Oh great! Thank you Ana Cristina! Happy you’re here 🙂
Jun 14, 2014 @ 11:41:10
Gelatin is my new best friend ! Thank you so much for all the fantastic information regarding this almost forgotten product.
Life changing
Jun 14, 2014 @ 14:10:03
Aw, thank you Bethanie! 🙂
Jun 13, 2014 @ 09:53:49
I’ve never heard of this before but I’ll eat pretty much anything that involves sweet potatoes (well, as long as its paleo-ish). Sounds delicious!
Jun 13, 2014 @ 11:42:37
Awesome Kiersten 🙂 Let us know what you think!