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Costa Rican
Pancakes Recipe
(Arepas)
May 3, 2017
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If you love pancakes, you will love this
incredible Costa Rican Pancake Recipe.
Delicious, fluffy and perfect for breakfast or
dinner, this is a must try recipe.
Costa Rican Pancakes
Recipe (Arepas)
I think every ex pat goes through waves of
homesickness- and it can be weird the
things we miss about home. When I lived in
San Ramon, Costa Rica, I would often miss
Colorado-style Mexican food. I remember
one time finding jalapenos at an American-
style grocery store, and making a spicy pork
green chili. Not thinking about the fact that
Costa Ricans typically do not eat much
spicy food, I enthusiastically served it to my
then-boyfriend now-husband. He was so
polite as he ate it, complementing me on
the flavor as tears ran down his face while
he tried to finish eating what I served him.
Last Sunday morning, my husband woke up
missing home and craving Costa Rican
Pancakes, which we call arepas, and he
made them for us. I had forgotten how good
they are!
Related post: Costa Rican Chorreadas
Recipe
First- let me quell what could potentially be
a bit of confusion. Arepas is a Latin dish
that is very popular in Colombia and
Venezuela. In Colombia, the arepas are
prepared with cornmeal, generally savory,
and can have toppings such as cheese or
meat. (A Colombian arepa is very similar to
a Costa Rican chorreada). For more
information on Colombian arepas, please
check out this great article from My
Colombian Recipes. The Venezuelan
arepas are made with a white cornmeal
flour called PAN (affiliate), and are usually
puffier and filled with amazing meats,
vegetables and cheese- similar to a
Mexican torta. Here’s a great recipe from
Venezuelan Cooking.
Now for the Costa Rican arepas- we eat
arepas typically during coffee hour. Arepas
are a flat, dense, homemade batter that is
dropped onto a hot skillet rubbed with oil,
and cooked through. A Costa Rican arepa is
similar to an American-style pancake
without the fluffiness. Arepas are
traditionally drizzled with a sweet topping,
such as honey, sweetened condensed milk,
or dulce de leche. We will eat arepas at our
house for breakfast, but they are
traditionally eaten more during the
afternoon coffee hour. Please note that the
links included in this post are affiliate
links.
Arepas are super easy to make and a
definite crowd-pleaser- here is the recipe.
Yield- 10-12 medium sized arepas
Ingredients
1.5 cup unbleached flour
1 cup milk (I use 2%)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 tsp granulated sugar*
1 tsp cooking oil or butter
Sweetened condensed milk, honey
and/or dulce de leche for topping
Instructions
Mix together flour, milk, vanilla, egg in a
medium sized mixing bowl. We usually mix
with a large fork, or a whisk. Once the
mixture is smooth you will know that it is
ready. *You can add the granulated sugar if
you want to achieve a sweeter arepa, but
with the sweet toppings, we usually omit
this ingredient.
Heat a large frying pan or griddle over
medium to medium high heat. Spray with
cooking spray or pour a bit of cooking oil
into the pan to make sure the arepas don’t
stick. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the
batter in a circle on the frying pan, and cook
until a pancake is formed. Turn over, and
cook until golden brown. Remove from pan,
and top with your desired topping. Enjoy
with a hot cup of Costa Rican coffee!
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Christa Jimenez
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teacher married to a handsome Costa
Rican and mother of two bilingual
daughters. I love all things Spanish and bi-
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Brian Nagele says:
December 20, 2019 at 7:56 pm
Shared! This is AWESOME stuff! Thank
you!
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MEET CHRISTA
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