🍬 Cuchufli
Cuchufli are crisp, thin wafers rolled into a tube, popular in Chile as a sweet snack. They are often filled with manjar, the Chilean dulce de leche, though they can also be eaten plain. They are light and brittle and go well with tea or coffee.
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What it is made of
Recipe
Ingredients
- 150 g plain flour
- 100 g sugar
- 200 ml milk
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 pinch of salt
- Manjar (dulce de leche) for filling, about 200 g
Method
- Whisk the flour, sugar, milk, butter, vanilla and salt into a smooth thin batter.
- Spread a thin layer of batter in a hot, lightly greased non-stick pan or wafer iron and cook until golden.
- While still warm, roll each wafer around a wooden spoon handle to form a tube.
- Let the tubes cool and crisp up completely.
- Fill with manjar using a piping bag, or serve plain.
How to make it lighter
- Fill only the middle part with a thin line of manjar; the filling adds a lot of sugar and calories.
- Serve one or two with tea instead of a whole plate — they are small but dense in energy.
- Leave out the filling for a lighter snack, and make the wafers thinner.
History
Cuchufli are a traditional Chilean sweet, found in bakeries, pastry shops and at family gatherings. The batter is cooked in a thin layer and rolled while still warm so it keeps its tube shape. They are often given as small gifts or served with tea. Fillings other than manjar, such as chocolate, are also common.
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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v15. How we count →