Manjar Blanco (Dulce de Leche)

Jan 18, 2011 · Modified: Feb 17, 2023 by Erica Dinho · 26 Comments

This manjar blanco is one of Colombian's dulce de leche versions. This dessert is popular in El Valle region of the country.

Making Dulce de Leche from scratch is a lot easier than you might think. In Colombia we have 2 different ways to make it.

Arequipe, which is from my hometown of Antioquia and is made with milk, sugar and cinnamon. And, Manjar Blanco, which is from Del Valle region and is made with milk, soaked rice, sugar and raisins.

Manjar Blanco Recipe (Dulce de Leche)

Erica Dinho

5 from 26 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 2 3 5

Course Dessert

Cuisine Colombian

Servings servings

Calories 611 kcal

Ingredients

¼ cup rice
10 cups whole milk
2 ½ cups sugar
Pinch of salt
¼ cup raisins optional

Instructions

Place the rice with some water in a bowl and set aside for 2 days. Rinse and drain the rice.
Place the soaked rice in a food processor or blender with 1 cup of whole milk.
In a medium pot, place the rice and milk mixture, the rest of milk, sugar and salt and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to medium-low, stirring often with a wooden spoon for about 3 hours or until the color changes to caramel and the mixture is thick as a pudding. Add the raisins and let it cool.
Pour into a glass container and cover. Refrigerate up to a week.

Nutrition

Calories: 611kcalCarbohydrates: 113gProtein: 14gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 670mgFiber: 1gSugar: 103gVitamin A: 659IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 505mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword dulce de leche

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About Erica Dinho

My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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Comments

Anna

January 21, 2011 at 5:49 pm

Hi Erica, dolce de leche is by far my favorite dessert from my country, but as I can see yours also have delicious ideas, I never heard of it made with rice....but I'm tempted to go and try it right now. What a great recipe. Have a great weekend Erica.

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Mely(mexicoinmykitchen)

January 21, 2011 at 12:19 pm

My mother in law likes to make this dessert and I love to eat it. 🙂 But I guess it is not too late to make it myself. I will try your recipe.

Have a great weekend!

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tasteofbeirut

January 20, 2011 at 8:09 pm

Very interesting! The method of grinding rice and making a pudding or sauce with it is also common in Lebanese cuisine, but I have never seen it with the dulce de leche. Sounds wonderful!

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rebecca subbiah

January 20, 2011 at 5:29 pm

oh would love this for dessert 🙂

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Barbara

January 20, 2011 at 4:10 pm

Fascinating, Erica. I do it in a double boiler, starting with condensed milk. I've never made it from scratch.

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grace

January 20, 2011 at 4:56 am

the raisins are a pleasant surprise! this is sweetness at its finest. 🙂

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Gera@SweetsFoodsBlog

January 19, 2011 at 6:01 pm

My kind of sweet stuff - the king in my country - dulce de leche - yes by tons 🙂

Good Job Erica!

All the best,

Gera

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norma

January 19, 2011 at 3:22 pm

You did a great job....dulce de leche on eveything.

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Oceanbeat

January 18, 2011 at 8:10 pm

Thanks for sharing the Manjarblanco recipe..I wish that we could make it here like in El Valle, in a copper pot and over a firewood.

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Erica

January 18, 2011 at 7:03 pm

Valerie, The link for arequipe is here: https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/arequipe-or-dulce-de-leche/

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A Canadian Foodie

January 18, 2011 at 4:39 pm

And the other way?
This is completely new to me and such a lovely novel idea. I can only imagine the deliciousness of it. All I have heard it take a can of sweetened condensed milk and cook it overnight. My response was, yes, but how do you make it from scratch! Now I have one answer! YUM... and the other?
I am a patient woman.
🙂
Valerie

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Arlene

January 18, 2011 at 3:01 pm

I've never heard of dulce de leche with rice either, but what a great addition. My problem would be I'd eat it all!

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Faith

January 18, 2011 at 12:46 pm

I've never made homemade dulce de leche, so I was so excited to see this post! It looks sooooo good, Erica! I'm hoping to try it soon!

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Belinda @zomppa

January 18, 2011 at 12:01 pm

I could just eat this by itself, but never tried to make it myself - thanks!

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gloria

January 18, 2011 at 8:56 am

What nice dear Erica!!! I adore dulce de leche! Tengo qiue probar tu receta la única razón que no hago mucho es que me lo puedo comer todo, aquí hervimos los tarros de leche condensada pero son una tentación!! así que lo trato de hacer cuando voy a hacer algo especial. ESte se ve delicioso, cuando lo haga te cuento, un abrazo, gloria

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Tangled Noodle

January 18, 2011 at 8:37 am

Wow! This is the first time I've heard of dulce de leche made with soaked rice! Is it set aside at room temperature or in the refrigerator? Just as you show in your photos, this sounds like it would be delicious just eating with a spoon! 😎

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- Erica
  
  January 18, 2011 at 8:49 am
  
  Tangled Noodle-At room temperature! It is fantastic 🙂
  
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