{"id":531,"date":"2011-04-06T01:24:39","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T01:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=531"},"modified":"2011-04-07T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-07T11:52:35","slug":"dulce-de-papaya-candied-papaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2011\/04\/06\/dulce-de-papaya-candied-papaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Dulce de Papaya (Candied Papaya)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 224px;\" data-width=\"224\" class=\"ratio-wrap-center\"><div class=\"ratio-box\" style=\"padding-bottom: 133.92857142857% !important;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-532 lazyload\" title=\"Dulce de Papaya\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dulce-de-Papaya-224x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dulce-de-Papaya-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dulce-de-Papaya-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Dulce-de-Papaya.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\"><\/img><\/div><\/div>Candied papaya, a traditional dessert from Puerto Rico, is a delicious and refreshing treat. \u00a0Sweet, and full of flavor, this is a great alternative to a baked dessert on a warm Spring or Summer night! \u00a0You can enjoy the papaya cold, at room temperature, served over ice cream or cheese, or by itself. \u00a0Either way, you\u2019ll love this Spanish treat!<\/p>\n<p>Note: Papaya is found at most grocery stores and organic stores (Trader Joe\u2019s, Whole Foods, etc.). \u00a0To make the dulce de papaya, look for a papaya that is completely green, and firm to the touch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 whole papaya<\/li>\n<li>6 cups warm water<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Start by peeling the papaya with a vegetable peeler. \u00a0Scoop out the seeds, and cut the papaya into 1\/2-inch thick wedges the length of the papaya.<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, dissolve the baking powder in the water. \u00a0Let the papaya wedges soak in the water for about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the papaya from the water, and rinse under cold water for 1-2 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>In a medium-sized pot, combine the sugar and the papaya. \u00a0Cook, covered, under medium-high heat for 20 minutes. \u00a0Stir occasionally, but do not add water.<\/p>\n<p>After 20 minutes, stir in the vanilla and cinnamon, and cook the papaya over low heat, uncovered, for another 25-30 minutes. \u00a0The dulce de papaya is ready when a thick syrup forms.<\/p>\n<p>Cool slightly before enjoying!<\/p>\n<p>Makes 1 jar.<\/p>\n<address><em>Adapted from a family recipe.<\/em><\/address>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candied papaya, a traditional dessert from Puerto Rico, is a delicious and refreshing treat.  Sweet, and full of flavor, this is a great alternative to a baked dessert on a warm Spring or Summer night!  You can enjoy the papaya cold, at room temperature, served over ice cream, cheese, or by itself.  Either way, you&#8217;ll love this Spanish treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[59,58,57,60],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}