INGREDIENTS: 3 cups choco rice puffs (try Kellogg’s cocoa krispies) 2 tbsp unsalted butter ¼ cup light corn syrup ¼ cup brown sugar HOW TO COOK: In a large sauce pan, put- in the butter, heat, and allow to the butter to melt. Once the butter melts, add the light corn syrup and the brown sugar….

INGREDIENTS: 12 pcs Chocnut 6 pcs saba bananas (plantain), sliced lengthwise 1 cup brown sugar 4 tbsp water lumpia wrappers Sesame seeds, for topping (optional) HOW TO COOK: Put the 12 pcs Chocnut in a small bowl. Using a fork, mash the Chocnuts until powdery. Slowly add 4 tablespoons water and mix to form a…

INGREDIENTS: 4 egg whites ½ tsp cream of tartar 1 cup white sugar 1 pinch salt 1 tsp vanilla extract drop of food coloring (color of choice) HOW TO MAKE: Preheat your oven to 374 F or 190 C. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper. Place egg whites in a mixing…

INGREDIENTS: ½ pineapple, cubed 2 red apples, cubed 2 peaches, sliced 2 nectarines, sliced 300 g seedless green grapes, cut in half cherries (for topping) ¾ cup condensed milk 1 cup whipped cream HOW TO MAKE: Mix together condensed milk and whipped cream in a large bowl. Toss in all the fruits, mix, then chill….

INGREDIENTS: 1 large can cubed pineapple (reserve liquid) ¼ cup raisins 2 bars red gulaman (or equivalent amount of powdered gulaman) 1 large evaporated milk 4 cups water 1 & ½ cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract HOW TO COOK: Tear gulaman bars into small pieces and place in a large sauce pan. Add the…

INGREDIENTS: 3 pcs Philippine mangoes, chilled and cubed 2 cups cream, chilled 1 cup condensed milk, chilled 6 tbsp butter, melted 5 to 6 pcs Graham crackers 1 & ½ cup crushed Graham crackers HOW TO MAKE: Place the crushed graham crackers in a 9″ cake pan. Add the melted butter evenly then mix with the crushed graham…

INGREDIENTS: 18 pcs Chocnut 2 & ½ cups cream 1 & ½ cup milk 4 eggs yolks, lightly beaten 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 & ¼ cups sugar ¼ cup roasted peanuts, finely ground HOW TO MAKE: Combine 10 pcs of Chocnut, milk, cream, ground peanuts, cocoa powder, and sugar in a saucepan. Heat the saucepan while continuously…

INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs ripe tamarinds 1 cup water 2 cups sugar 1 tsp salt HOW TO COOK: Prepare a baking sheet (or a similar flat tray) by lining it with wax paper. Set aside. Prepare the tamarinds by removing the outer shell and inner strings to separate the fruit from the pod. Combine the tamarind fruit, water, 1…

Summer season in the Philippines can get really hot! No wonder we try to find countless solutions just to beat the heat. We try to go to resorts and to cooler places like Baguio and Tagaytay, or sometimes, even the malls would do. But of course, the easiest way would be the good ‘ol Pinoy…

INGREDIENTS: 1 pack (8 oz) cream cheese, softened 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk 1 can (14 oz) condensed milk 5 eggs 8 tbsp sugar HOW TO COOK: Prepare 4 small molds or llanera. Place 2 tbsp of the sugar in each llanera. Set the llanera over low heat until sugar is melted and golden. Using tongs,…