Habichuelas con dulce is a sweet bean liquid dessert from the Dominican Republic that is especially popular around the Easter holiday.[1] The beverage is part of the cuisine of the Dominican Republic and is traditionally garnished with galleticas de leche, "round milk cookies engraved with a cross and known as Guarina" (the brand name), or with casabe, "a flatbread made of yuca flour."[2]
Habichuelas con dulce is made with red beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut milk, condensed milk, raisins, butter, sugar and salt.[2] The beans are boiled with salt and then blended to the consistency of soup. The cocunut milk and condensed milk are added along with cooked sweet potato chunks.[3][4] Cloves and ginger can also be added as flavorings.