Filipino Dessert

1.
Halo-Halo Glutinous, or sticky rice, is mixed with a

“Halo” is a Filipino word that means “mix” brown rice coconut syrup and baked to
or “stir,” which is exactly what you’ll do perfection.
when you are given a tall glass of halo- Biko is a traditional Filipino “kakanin”
halo.Using an elongated spoon, you’ll mix (rice-based dessert) served for breakfast or
all the ingredients together such that they’re merienda.
all soaked with milk and ice. And Since it’s made from rice, it’s very heavy,
ingredients like sweetened bananas, sweet but it’s highly addictive.Biko is sweet and
potatoes, taro, jackfruit, jelly, mung beans, has such a unique chewy consistency.The
corn kernels, coconut, and tapioca pearls. rice is softened in coconut milk to form a
sticky and somewhat homogeneous mixture,
but you will still get chewy little bits of rice
grains here and there.
2. Leche Flan
The Filipino version of caramel pudding, 4. Lengua de Gato
leche flan is a traditional dessert served Made with milk, butter, flour and egg
during the holiday season.It’s a smooth and whites, lengua de gato is a simple yet highly
silky custard oozing with a thick caramel addictive treat.Lengua de gato has a narrow
syrup, and it’s simply divine. oval form, which is how it got its name. It’s
the term lengua de gato is Spanish for “cat’s
tongue.”
5. Buko Salad
3. Biko (Sticky Rice Cake)
Sweet and tender coconut stars this sweet Cassava cake is a rich, chewy, and cheesy
and creamy dessert. The Philippines has an treat that’s impossible to resist.
abundance of coconut trees, which is why it Grated cassava or yuca is baked in
is widely used in their cuisine. This salad is sweetened condensed milk, butter, and
a perfect example.Fruits, palm fruit, coconut coconut milk and covered with a cheesy
jelly (nata de coco), and shredded coconut topping.
are coated in a thick sweetened cream. It’s
jam-packed with color, flavor, and texture!
8. Minatamis na Saging
Sweet plantains, brown sugar, and water are
6. Mais con Yelo all you need to make the sweet and chewy
Mais con yelo, which is Spanish for corn Minatamis na Saging (sweetened bananas).
with ice, is a simple yet satisfying dessert Saba, or sweet plantains, are short but thick
that Filipinos love to eat to beat the bananas originally cultivated in the
heat.Sweet and juicy corn kernels are Philippines.
floating in cold and refreshing milk.Mais
con yelo is the easiest thing to make, too.
Canned corn is all you need. Just stir that
with milk and sugar and serve with ice.
7. Cassava Cake 9. Ube Jam

Ube jam is sweet, creamy, and loaded with shredded young coconut, is mixed with
purple yam flavor.It can be used as a bread pandan-flavored gelatin cubes and coated in
spread, a flavor agent to pastries and ice thick sweetened cream.
cream, or my favorite – eaten on its own.
12. Polvoron
Polvoron is the Filipino version of classic
10. Suman shortbread. It’s buttery, creamy, and
Here’s another rice-based sweet treat. wonderfully crumbly. Best of all, it does not
Suman is a sweet, soft, and chewy treat that require any baking.
is guaranteed to knock your socks off.
The sticky rice is wrapped in banana leaves
and cooked in a steamer, giving it such a
wonderfully refreshing aroma.
13. Mamon (Filipino Sponge Cake)

Mamon is the Filipino version of the sponge
11. Buko Pandan cake.Soft, pillowy cake topped with cheese
Buko pandan is a simple confection that will and baked to perfection: that’s what you can
satisfy any sweet craving.Buko, or soft expect from the classic mamon.
be eaten with a spoon or consumed as a
drink.
14. Puto 16. Bibingka (Coconut Milk Cake)

Puto is another “kakanin” (rice-based Bibingka is a hot coconut milk cake
dessert) the Philippines has to offer. smothered with butter and topped with
It’s a small, round, steamed cake that’s cheese and a slice of salted egg.In the
perfect either on its own or paired with other Philippines, you’ll know it’s Christmas
Filipino dishes. season once you see street vendors whipping
up bibingka.
17. Egg Pie

15. Taho A crisp and buttery crust filled with a
Taho is a traditional Filipino breakfast made smooth and velvety custard.Egg pie is a
with ultra-smooth and silky tofu and tapioca super simple yet amazingly spectacular
pearls swimming in a warm brown sugar dessert.Made primarily with eggs and
syrup. Taho is served in a small cup and may sweetened condensed milk, the custard has a
golden yellow hue.
20. Banana Cue
Banana cue is another method to cook saba
bananas. Sweet plantains are coated in
brown sugar and skewered onto wooden
sticks and deep-fried until golden brown.
18. Coconut Macaroons
The brown sugar forms a crunchy caramel
Desiccated coconut, sweetened condensed
coating over the bananas, giving you that
milk, eggs, vanilla, and butter make these
wonderful crisp on the outside, tender on the
bite-sized cakes rich, creamy, and so ooey-
inside experience.
gooey.
19. Palitaw
Palitaw is a small, flat, and round cake made
from sweetened glutinous rice cooked in
boiling water. It’s sweet and chewy, much
like Japanese mochi.“Palitaw” derives from
the Filipino word, “litaw,” which means “to
appear” or “to show up.”

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Halo-Halo Glutinous, or sticky rice, is mixed with a

7. Cassava Cake 9. Ube Jam

13. Mamon (Filipino Sponge Cake)

14. Puto 16. Bibingka (Coconut Milk Cake)

17. Egg Pie

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