Mango Float – Christmas is the season of gift giving and sharing. It is also the season for family get togethers, and where there’s family get togethers, there’s always food. Another favorite in the noche buena menu is the classic…
Category: Desserts
Macaroons
A macaroons is a small cake or cookie, typically made from ground almonds, coconut or other nuts, with sugar and sometimes flavorings, food coloring, glacé cherries, jam or a chocolate coating – or a combination of these or other ingredients….
Coconut-Pandan Salad
Coconut-Pandan salad is a dessert consisting of pandan flavored gelatin and shredded young coconut blended with cream and sweetened milk. It may be very famous in each Filipino celebration or salu-salo specially at some point of Christmas time. Coconut-Pandan Salad Recipe Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups…
Classic Polvoron
Classic Filipino Polvorons are much -loved, flour and powdered milk -based, crumbly shortbread cookies. It comes in many different flavours , shapes and sizes. The most famous brand, Goldilocks, sells it in these neat boxes and makes a perfect gift….
Sweet Coconut Rice with Mangoes
Sweet Coconut Rice with Mangoes – This luscious dessert is a form of rice pudding that is paired with mangos at the peak of their ripeness. Sweet and rich! This dessert is a favorite way to finish after a very…
Kalamay with Buko
Kalamay with Buko – The smell of cooking caramel and coconut engulfed our kitchen as we mix the contents of my wok. We have been on it for more than an hour now, cooking, stirring , sweating and watching how…
Buko Pandan Salad
Buko Pandan Salad is formed of using young coconut and screwpine leaves, locally referred to as “Pandan”. Buko Pandan and Buko Salad have similarity in texture and dairy ingredients used. However, the green gelatin which contains the aroma and flavor…
Jelly Corn Salad
Jelly Corn Salad is a budget friendly salad dessert. This is really refreshing and of course, you can earn a few bucks if you start selling this in your neighborhood. Kids will definitely love this! Jelly Corn Salad Recipe Ingredients:…
Ube Halaya
Ube is another favorite from lists of pinoy foods. This is so easy to prepare and that we enjoy the most. Others call it Ube Halaya. It is made from boiled and mashed purple yam combined with condensed milk, evaporated…
Crema De Fruta
This Crema De Fruta recipe is just a layering of sponge cake followed by custard (creme patisserie), then fruits and then topped by gelatin. For the fruits, we use canned peaches and pineapples and some glace cherries. If you want to…
Cassava Cake
Cassava cake is a traditional Filipino moist cake made from grated cassava, coconut milk, and condensed milk with a custard layer on top. It is a very popular dish in the Philippines, where it is commonly eaten for merienda. It…
Buchi
Buchi is a type of fried Filipino pastry made from glutinous rice flour. This little round chewy dessert originated from the Chinese cuisine. The pastry is coated with sesame seeds on the outside and is crisp and chewy. Inside the…
Mango Float
Mango float or crema de mangga is a Filipino icebox cake dessert made with layers of ladyfingers or graham crackers, whipped cream, condensed milk, and ripe carabao mangoes. It is chilled for a few hours before serving, though it can…
Bukayo
Bukayo is a Filipino dessert made from sweetened coconut strips. It is made by simmering strips of young, gelatinous coconut (buko) in water and then mixing with white or brown sugar. It can also be used as garnishing and fillings for other desserts. Bukayo Recipe Ingredients: 2…
Cream Cheese Flan
This smooth cream cheese flan topped with a golden brown caramel is an elegant dessert that can be baked and chilled until serving. Cream Cheese Flan Recipe Ingredients: 1 pack (8 oz) cream cheese, softened 1 can (12 oz) evaporated…