What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasta, 14 oz$0.10/oz typical | 14 oz | $1.40Typical price | |
| Evaporated, 36 oz$0.14/oz typical | 36 oz | $5.04Typical price | |
| Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price | |
| Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price | |
| Dried fruit and raisins, 5 oz$0.45/oz typical | 5 oz | $2.25Typical price | |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.19 | ||
Swaps
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
CaribbeanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$3.05 per serving$12.19 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 4 cups macaroni
- 4 cups evaporated milk
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp vanilla
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch baking dish with butter.
- Boil the macaroni in salted water until just tender, then drain it.
- Whisk the evaporated milk, water, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Stir the macaroni and raisins into the custard, then pour everything into the baking dish.
- Dot the top with the remaining butter and bake for 25 minutes, until the eggs are firm and the center is set.
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