You may already heard of or even tried the delicious Bukayo (click to see recipe), but did you know that it has an equally delicious counterpart? It is called Bocarillo. It is a local delicacy of our fellow Pinoys from Southern Leyte. Both are sweet treats made from matured coconut strips, commonly eaten for dessert….
INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup kamote (sweet potatoes), peeled and chopped 2 cups cassava, grated Calamansi juice (squeezed from 5 calamansi) 1 & ½ cups brown sugar Cooking oil (for frying) HOW TO COOK: In a pot, put in kamote and bring to a boil. Remove from pot and transfer boiled kamote into a bowl. Mash the…
INGREDIENTS: 4 cups all- purpose flour, sifted 2 & ½ tbsp baking powder 1 cup evaporated milk ½ cup butter, melted 1 pc raw egg 2 & ½ cups water 2 cups sugar, sifted ⅛ tsp pandan essence small slices of cheese (for topping) 4 cups water (for steaming) HOW TO COOK: In a mixing…
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sweet rice flour (alternative: glutinous rice flour or malagkit) 3/4 cup coconut milk 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut 2 cups cooking oil For the Coating: 1/2 cup coconut milk 1/4 cup brown sugar HOW TO COOK: Combine the sweet rice flour, sweetened shredded coconut, and coconut milk in a mixing bowl. Mix…
One remarkable thing about Pinoys is their ingenuity when it comes to creating good food. Who would have thought that combining two Pinoy favorites, the Puto and the Ube would result to a somewhat magical treat: the Puto De Ube. In my experience, this delicacy is a rare find. It’s available in select pasalubong shops…
INGREDIENTS: 4 cups glutinous rice (malagkit) 2 & ¼ cups coconut milk 1 & ¼ tbsp sea salt 1 cup water buri (palm) leaves (for making containers) HOW TO COOK: To help us make the buri containers, we will make use of a mold that’s about 1 & 1/2 inch in width. Swirl the buri…
INGREDIENTS: ½ cup ube powder (powdered dehydrated purple yam) or freshly grated ube (purple yam) ½ teaspoon ube flavoring 1 & ½ cups glutinous rice (sweet rice or malagkit) 4 cups coconut milk 1 & ¾ cups water 1 & ¼ cups granulated white sugar ¼ teaspoon salt toasted grated coconut (for topping) HOW TO…
If you haven’t tried Bibingkang Malagkit, then you’re in for a treat today! It is a delicious fusion of malagkit and gata made into a sweet sticky rice cake. This is not your usual rice cake. Other than the sticky rice, you’ll be ending every bite with a delicious sweet caramel flavor. Sounds yummy? It…
INGREDIENTS: 1 cup toasted mung beans (cracked) 1 cup sweet corn 6 cups coconut milk ¾ cups sweet rice (glutinous rice or malagkit) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup granulated white sugar ¼ tsp salt (optional) HOW TO COOK: In a cooking pot, pour in the coconut milk and let it boil. Stir- in the…
INGREDIENTS: 6 tbsp mochiko sweet rice flour (alternative: 6 tbsp glutinous rice flour + 1 tbsp sugar) 1½ cup glutinous rice flour 1 cup sugar 2 cups coconut milk ⅓ cup evaporated milk 4 egg yolks 1 egg ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese (for topping) ½ cup margarine, softened (for brushing) HOW TO COOK: Preheat oven…