Filipino Desserts

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Guinomis is a one of a kind refreshing drink truly Filipino-made. It is easy to prepare using store-bought ingredients. I personally think Guinomis is a milder version of Halo Halo for those people who love to drink shakes and other coolers during hot season. Try our easy-to-make recipe and savor the coolness of Guinomis .  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 pack of small sago or tapioca pearls
3 teaspoons ready made cubed red gulaman or gelatin
1 tablespoon of sugar syrup
¼ cup instant coconut milk in ¼ cup of water
1 cup crushed ice
1 teaspoon toasted pinipig

Directions:
1. In a tall dessert glass, put the small sago or tapioca in the bottom of the glass.
2. Add the sugar syrup and coconut milk diluted with water.
3. Add one cup of crushed cup or so depending on the size of the glass.
4. Top with toasted pinipig then serve at once.

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Almost all Filipinos are born with a sweet tooth and most of us might never outgrow it. Filipinos are known to have a hearty appetite and just love to eat. In fact, a typical Filipino eats three meals a day and two snacks in between. This is the reason why Philippine desserts have always been a large part of Philippine cuisine. Most Filipinos feel something is lacking after eating a hearty meal. A meal simply isn’t complete without finishing it with a sweet dessert.

Different “Kakanin” or Rice Cakes

Don’t be surprise though to see many fast food joints sprouting like mushrooms across Philippines. The idea of Philippine desserts has evolved through the years but the taste of Filipino desserts still lingers and outweighs the readily available modern quick desserts out there. Here are quick facts about Filipino desserts and you might want to try your hand making one on your own.

Rice Cakes

Merienda means an afternoon snack adapted from the concept of afternoon tea. Food is deeply intertwined in Filipino culture evidently seen by abundant Filipino dessert recipes. Rice is such a well-loved staple of a typical Filipino diet. It’s so well-loved that an array of Philippine desserts is made from glutinous rice in the form of flour. Glutinous rice serves as the main ingredient of different kinds of puddings, cakes and festive foods cooked especially by mixing the rice with coconut milk, sugar and flavoring. To name a few Filipino desserts are rich rice cakes desserts (also called kakainin) such as kutsinta, sapin-sapin, biko, suman, palitaw, bibingka and pitsi-pitsi and steamed rice flour cakes called puto. Kutsinta is a type of brown rice cake. Sapin-sapin are three-layered tricolored sweets made of rice flour, purple yam and coconut milk with its gelatinous appearance. Puto is a famous example of sweet steamed rice cakes prepared in various colors sizes. Palitaw are rice patties covered with sesame seeds, coconut and sugar. Pitsi-pitsi are rice or cassava patties coated with cheese or coconut. Suman are rolled sticky rice steamed hot.

Suman dessert

Filipino desserts may seem complicated at first glance but are actually one of the easiest recipes you can make. If you’re searching for healthy and sweet quick desserts, Filipino desserts may be just what you’re looking for.

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Ingredients
• 3 1/2 to 4 teaspoonfuls of yeast
• 1/3 cup of lukewarm water
• 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of white sugar
• 1/2 cup diluted evaporated milk or undiluted whole milk
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 melted butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour (after measuring sift flour)
• grated mild white or yellow cheese, white sugar, softened butter for top or filling
Directions
1. Dissolve yeast and 1 1/2 teaspoonful of white sugar in lukewarm water. Mix until bubbly then set aside.
2. Mix everything together until blended well and smooth.
3. Transfer dough into a greased bowl, let rise for one hour, then form into a log, flatten out and fill with cheese or butter (optional), or just coil into a snail shape in a greased pan.
4. For individual cakes, divide the dough in equal pieces, roll into logs and coil or knot and place in greased muffin tins.
5. Let rise for another hour, then brush with butter. Bake in a preheated 300°F oven for 25 minutes or until lightly brown.
6. Cool completely, slather with butter, dust with sugar and top with grated cheese, if desired.

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