Pionono is a popular dessert in Colombia and other Latin America countries. There are many variations of the pionono, but it is generally filled with fruit preserves, puddings or whipped cream combined with fresh fruit, but you can also experiment with your favorite filling.
A couple of days ago I opened a jar of dulce de leche to make some cookies. I had some leftover so I decided to make my pionono using some of my favorite ingredients, coconut and arequipe or dulce de leche, as it is known outside of Colombia.
Ingredients
(6 Servings)
6 eggs, separated
½ cup all-purpose flour, sifted
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar
1 cup dulce de leche
½ cup shredded coconut
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400° F.
2. Line a 9 x 13 brownie pan with parchment paper.
3. Place the egg whites in a large clean bowl and with an electric mixer, beat until form soft peaks. Gradually add the egg yolks, one at a time until combined.
4. Add the flour, vanilla extract and sugar and mix until well combined.
5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
6. Mean while, spread out a sheet of waxed paper. Turn out the cake onto the waxed paper. Roll up the cake loosely from one short side, with the paper inside. Let it cool.
7. Unroll and remove the paper. Spread the dulce de leche and sprinkle coconut flakes over the cake. Roll up and dust with powdered sugar and serve.
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Drool!!!
”"”"”" I love dulce de leche…and coconut. This looks decadent!
I love stopping by your site because Colombian culinary is very similar to Brazilian one . Here , we call it ” Bolo de Rolo ” and we also fill it with guava paste
Have a great week !
I will make this soon! I just made a pumpkin roll, and it’s filled with cream cheese filling! This sounds great though!
Hi Felisha,
That sounds delicious
Wow – I’ve never seen anything like it before. Sounds really tasty and unique.
My grandma used to make rolls like this with jam and I’m loving yours with dulce de leche & coconut, perfect!
Hola everyone,
Thank you for all your wonderful comments!
Looks delicious! I love anything with dulce de leche.
Erica..I like this so much! but I don’t have dulc. I think I will substitute it with date…
will keep you posted.
You are the best!!
oh wow this is wonderful your clever thing
I love filled, rolled cakes. This one looks to die for.
ooooh…this gives me a great idea on what I can do with all those jars of jam in my fridge! LOL
Thank you everyone for visiting my blog
Erica, eso tiene que estar buenísimo. Creo que con un trocito no tendría bastante.
Je jeje.
Un beso.
You have so many yummy recipes that I didn’t know where to start looking! I absolutely love Swiss roll cakes, and can just imagine how amazing the dulce de leche and coconut tasted together. Now I’ve got a huge craving for a Swiss roll cake!
oh my goodness! what a beauty!! I have never made rolls, & I don’t think I am even capable of making such pretty ones.
Thank you guys! I truly appreciate all your comments
A fruit-filled roll sounds delicious but I would never be able to turn down this wonderful dulce de leche one! Your recipe looks so easy to make, there’s no excuse for me not to make this. Wonderful!
Will this cake work with a whipped cream (chantilly) and strawberries inside?
Jackie- Yes you can use any filling!That sounds delicious.
We are not pleased with the lack of thorough directions. The cake a) does not rise b) sticks to wax paper even with flour or nonstick spray c) i am so mad i cannot see straight. Thank you. On my way back to store to get more eggs.
Luis- Sorry the recipe didn’t work for you!!!I actually made this recipe last week again and it was perfect. I followed the recipe exactly.
I made this roll yesterday for my friends, but I filled mine with orange preserves and it was perfect and delicious.
Luis:
Maybe you did not: measured correctly, your oven is properly calibrated, did you forgot to set the timer, if you swapped an ingredient for another one that probably caused the dish’s demise, if your ingredients were at room temperature, if the bowl where you whipped the egg whites was clean and dry,
I made this recipe 3 times and it worked perfect and delicious!
I made this roll for my son’s party yesterday and we loved it! It was a hit……Thank you so much. I will make this one again.
Erica,
I had the same problem with the wax paper; the roll did not come out from the wax paper, it was quite disappointing!! I guess I will try it again another day baking it without the wax paper. also the roll began to break. if you can make it, then it can be done.
the measurements were accurate, not sure what happened
Isabel- Next time use parchment paper!
Erika I tried your recipe! I’m happy I did! I can’t believe It worked! It was so easy and yummy! Tks!! Loved your site!
I made this roll and the dulce de leche recipe and they were fantastic….Thank you so much for posting this.
I’ve made this at least five times and the results have always been amazing.
i made this yesterday, and the roll stuck to the parchment paper. it took me a while to get it off (and there was a lot the roll left stuck to the paper) but the results were fantastic nevertheless. maybe next time, ill try greasing the paper before pouring in the batter. (:
This recipe is wonderful. So easy to make, it come out perfectly every time and great flavor. Those folks who had no-so optimal results should check their ovens. A keeper!