Brazilian Pavé Dessert

This recipe features a citrusy cream with lemon juice, a slightly different take on this classic dessert, but one that you’ll surely love!

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 teaspoons brandy
• 1 can condensed milk 14 oz/ 415 ml
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cup lemon juice about 8 lemons
• 35- 40 cookies galletas marias/ ladyfingers/ biscuits

For topping (optional):

• chocolate chips
• coconut grated, to taste
• sliced fruit

Instructions

• Take a baking dish and add the regular milk, brandy and vanilla and stir well.
• Next, in a blender, combine the lemon juice, condensed milk and evaporated milk for about 3 minutes.
• Place each María cookie into the vanilla milk and brandy mixture, allowing it to soak up the liquid for a few seconds and place them in an even layer at the bottom of a baking dish. Make sure not to leave the cookies in the mixture too long or they will become soggy and fall apart.
• Arrange some cookies along the edge of the dish too, if you like.
• Pour a third of the milk and lemon juice mixture over the layer of cookies and follow up with another layer of moistened cookies.
• Pour another third of the milk mixture on top of that and repeat the process once more, finishing with a milk layer.
• When you're done you should have 3 layers each of cookies and milk.
• Put the Pavé dessert in the fridge to firm for at least 5 hours.
• Once ready to serve, sprinkle the top with chocolate chips, grated coconut or, if you want, you can also add sliced fruit as well.