Why it works: Condensed milk and sugar work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 804 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Pudim De Laranja
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the caramel
Put the sugar in the ring mold.
Place the mold directly over medium heat.
Keep turning the mold until the sugar melts into a golden brown caramel and spoon it up the sides of the mold.
Be careful not to burn the sugar and yourself.
Let the mold cool.
Make the custard
Combine the condensed milk, orange juice, orange zest and eggs in a blender. Whip until smooth.
Pour this mixture into the mold and place it in the center of the roasting pan with water.
Bake and chill
Place 1 to 2 inches of water in a roasting pan.
Place the pan in the oven and preheat to 325°.
Bake the pudim for about one hour (it will depend on your oven).
Let it cool to room temperature and place in refrigerator, preferably overnight (at least 6 hours).
Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Condensed milk + sugartop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together804 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Orange + sugartop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together19,212 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together122,807 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Orange + eggtop 31% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together10,696 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Condensed milk + orangetop 32% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together47 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Orange and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Provides sweetness and a dense, creamy body to the custard.
- Eggs
- Set the custard as they cook, giving it a firm, sliceable structure.
- Orange juice
- Adds liquid and bright citrus acidity that flavours the custard.
- Sugar
- Melts and browns into the caramel that coats the mold and becomes the sauce.
The step that matters
Melting the sugar into caramel. Sugar can go from golden to burnt within seconds, so keep the mold turning over medium heat and watch closely. Burnt sugar turns bitter and dark, spoiling the flavour of the whole dessert.
Swap the orange
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (condensed milk, egg, sugar):
- Vanillafits better
- Coconutfits better
- Bananafits better
- Orangethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against condensed milk, egg, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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