– List of dessert sauces
– Chocolate sauce
– Caramel sauce
– Raspberry coulis
– Whipped cream
– Lemon curd
– Chancaca References
– Retrieved on 27 March 2013
– Related to Chilean cuisine
– Article is a stub
– Related to food ingredients
– Can be expanded on Wikipedia
– Chancaca Details
– Sweet sauce from Latin America
– Made from unrefined cane sugar
– Used in various desserts
– Similar to molasses
– Common in Peruvian and Chilean cuisine
– Chancaca Production
– Boiling cane sugar
– Adding water and lemon
– Cooking until thickened
– Straining to remove impurities
– Cooling to desired consistency
– Chancaca Popularity
– Widely used in Latin American desserts
– Versatile in sweet and savory dishes
– Known for its rich flavor
– Traditional ingredient in local recipes
– Gaining popularity in global cuisine
Chancaca is a typical Bolivian, Chilean and Peruvian, warm, sweet sauce made of raw unrefined sugar from sugarcane. It is often flavored with orange peel and cinnamon, and is consumed on sopaipillas or picarones.
 Sopaipillas with and without chancaca sauce | |
| Type | Dessert topping |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Bolivia, Chile, and Peru |
| Main ingredients | Sugar, honey; usually zest of orange |
Chancaca is also a synonym for panela, the unrefined sugar used to make chancaca syrup.