Serradura ~ Portuguese Sawdust Pudding
Sawdust pudding, or serradura, is a Portuguese dessert that's perhaps the easiest and best last course ever. It's made by layering crushed tea cookies with sweetened whipping cream. Three ingredients. And elegant enough for entertaining.
Ingredients
- One (7-oz) package Bolacha Maria cookies, or Goya Maria Cookies
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- One (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
Optional garnishes:
- Ground cinnamon
- Toasted sliced almonds
- Toasted coconut
- Passion fruit pulp and seeds
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, blitz the cookies into fine crumbs.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, beat the cream until medium-soft peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the sweetened condensed milk and continue whipping until medium-stiff peaks form, 2 to 4 minutes more.
- Spoon the cream into a resealable plastic bag and snip off one of the bottom corners of the bag to make for easy piping.
- In individual glass serving dishes, wine glasses, martini glasses, short Mason jars, or a single large serving dish, alternate layering the cream and the cookie crumbs beginning and ending with the cream. You should have about 7 layers.
- Garnish with anything you desire, whether ground cinnamon, almonds, toasted coconut, or the very untraditional (though stunning) passion fruit pulp and seeds.
- Refrigerate at least 4 hours or preferably overnight to allow the cookies to soften. If chilling overnight, tent the puddings with plastic wrap to avoid it drying out.
- Serve cold and garnish, if desired, with cinnamon, almonds, coconut, and/or passion fruit just before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 18mg | Sugar: 1g