Recipes · Venezuelan · Desserts

Milhojas (Venezuelan Napoleon)

One serving has 458 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (27%) and selenium (25%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Milhojas (Venezuelan Napoleon)
Photo: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 25 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (105 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 50 g Puff pastry
  • 30 g Dulce de leche
  • 20 g Cream, heavy
  • 5 g Sugar, powdered

Method

  1. Bake the puff pastry sheet at 200 °C (400 °F) for 12-15 minutes until golden and crisp, then let cool and cut into 3 equal rectangles (this is one portion; multiply for more servings from a full sheet).
  2. Whip the cream to soft peaks.
  3. Spread a layer of dulce de leche on the first pastry rectangle, top with a layer of whipped cream, then add the second rectangle and repeat, finishing with the third rectangle on top.
  4. Dust generously with the powdered sugar.
  5. Chill briefly for 15 minutes to firm up before slicing and serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy458 kcal22%
Carbohydrates44.7 g
Water24.4 mL
Fiber0.75 g3%
Protein6.3 g13%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.12 g
Isoleucine0.17 g
Leucine0.3 g
Lysine0.1 g
Methionine0.08 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.21 g
Tyrosine0.13 g
Valine0.19 g
Histidine0.09 g
Fat28.5 g
Monounsaturated13.3 g
Polyunsaturated2.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.7 g
Saturated10.8 g
Trans-Fats0.36 g
Cholesterol31.3 mg
Calcium93.5 mg9%
Copper0.06 mg7%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium16 mg5%
Manganese0.25 mg14%
Phosphorus99.5 mg14%
Potassium155 mg3%
Selenium13.5 µg25%
Sodium169 mg
Zinc0.55 mg7%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.21 mg19%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.3 mg27%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.2 mg15%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.35 mg7%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.02 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)43.1 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.13 µg5%
Choline33.3 mg8%
Vitamin A104 µg15%
Vitamin C0.9 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)14.4 IU2%
Vitamin E0.51 mg3%
Vitamin K9.1 µg10%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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