Recette de cuisineHomemade recipes · Hainaut
Favorites
Bombocados, little Brazilian cheese custards

Bombocados, little Brazilian cheese custards

Baking

Small Brazilian flan-cakes: eggs, sugar, flour, milk, and grated cheese, baked in small ramekins either in a water bath or in the oven, in two variations.

Enlarge photo

Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

↓ Jump to recipe

This cake can be prepared in two ways: a traditional method using a steamer, and a more modern oven-based method.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodwater bath
  • Estimated cost$6.15 $0.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people

Version in a water bath

  • $0.11
  • $2.00
  • $0.12
  • $0.20
  • $0.36
  • $0.14

Oven-baked version

  • $1.60
  • $0.28
  • $0.10
  • $0.20
  • $1.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

Version in a water bath

  1. Combine all the ingredients together. ≈ 4 min
  2. Place the mussels in small, buttered ramekins and bake in a water bath (in the oven at 180 °C) for about 30 minutes, or until they are firm.

Oven-baked version

  1. Whisk the eggs with the sugar, then add the cheese, flour, and milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour the mussels into a buttered dish and bake for approximately 25 minutes at 180 °C.

The bill

Bombocados, little Brazilian cheese custards

  • 10 tablespoons of sugar$0.11
  • 5 eggs$2.00
  • 5 tablespoons of flour$0.12
  • 1 glass of milk (200 ml)$0.20
  • 1/2 cup of grated cheese (approximately 100g)$0.36
  • 1 tablespoon of butter$0.14
  • 4 eggs, well beaten$1.60
  • 24 tablespoons of sugar$0.28
  • 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour$0.10
  • One glass of milk$0.20
  • butter for mussels$1.04

Total$6.15

that's $0.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

Affiliate links

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 10 tablespoons of sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 5 tablespoons of flour
  • 1 glass of milk (200 ml)
  • 1/2 cup of grated cheese (approximately 100g)
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 4 eggs, well beaten
  • 24 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 handfuls of grated cheese
  • 4 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
  • One glass of milk
  • butter for mussels

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.
🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating