Brevas con Arequipe a popular and traditional Colombian dessert. Cooked figs stuffed with dulce de leche are the perfect ending to any meal or an afternoon snack.
Brevas con Arequipe (Colombian-Style Figs Stuffed with Dulce de Leche)
Ingredients
- 24 brevas or figs in syrup
- 1 cup of homemade or store bought arequipe or dulce de leche
- Queso Fresco of fresh cheese for serving
Instructions
- Cut the figs crosswise from the top, halfway down.
- Create an opening and scoop about 3 teaspoons of arequipe into the opening.
- Serve them with fresh cheese or place the in a glass jar and store up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 222kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 696mgFiber: 9gSugar: 49gVitamin A: 426IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 1mg
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Brevas con Arequipe are a popular dessert in Colombia and a favorite in my family. My grandmother and mom made these as far back as I can remember. Mamita used to make pounds of Brevas con Arequipe and keep them in glass containers and give them to her kids to take home.
This will be a great treat to give for Valentine's Day. In Colombia you'll find Brevas con Arequipe at the supermarkets and we usually serve them with fresh cheese on the side. I absolutely love this simple and delicious traditional Colombian dessert!
Buen provecho!
Luis Enrique Chaves-Pardo
My neighbor just gave me a basket filled with big and green figs. I like to make brevas con arequipe pero no sé si las brevas se cocinan?
Recuerdo bien comerlas de chico de cualquier pastelería en Bogotá.
Oscar Ferreira
Erica, as a kid living in Bogota I was literally weaned off of Brevas con ariquipe!!! How about those bocadillos velenos, mantecadas, el mazato, etc. What delicious "goodies" we enjoyed growing up in Colombia!!
Leonor Murphy
Help Erica, I have a fig tree with about three dozen brevas, I want to make dulce de brevas but need to know this, Do I use green brevas or ripe ones? Your picture shows ripe ones, bu I remember them been green. My brevas are maturing slowly, about one every two days.
Leonor
8/27/16
Erica Dinho
I didn't find green figs, so I used ripe. You can use both.
Anonymous
I remember "brevas con arequipe" from my childhood very well. I think it's about time I had them again! What I remember most about "brevas," however, is the fig tree we used to have in our backyard. I was a latchkey kid, and sometimes I would forget my key. I would spend the afternoon eating figs straight off the tree until my mom got home.
Kaylee
What type of fresh cheese goes well with this recipe?
Gracias!
Erica Dinho
Queso fresco,farmer cheese or queso blanco.
norma
Erica...you are killing me....go brevas and dulce de leche..bringing it over to a party tonight....
Erica
Thank you everyone!
grace
you can make anything better by stuffing it with dulce de leche! this is a lovely creation, erica. 🙂
anh@anhsfoodblog.com
omg! I wish I could taste this, now! Amazing dessert!
Belinda @zomppa
What a beautiful, and perfectly sweet treet!