I harvested three unripe pie pumpkins after planting the seeds late in mid-July. My intention was to grow the plants for their flowers but lo and behold, I ended up getting a few pumpkins. Here, I used the largest one to make an Asian-style coconut milk dessert, which is delicious served warm or cold. Enjoy! […]
Coconut
Kaya (Coconut Jam)
With my Southeast Asian roots, I knew immediately what I wanted to make with my leftover egg yolks from making financiers both times – kaya (aka coconut jam)! The first time, I made pandan kaya using my homegrown pandan leaves. The second round, I made regular kaya where part of the sugar is caramelized first […]
Pandan Coconut Sweet Rolls with Dried Cranberries
I made these Pandan Coconut Sweet Rolls with Dried Cranberries recently as an attempt to recapture the taste of a favorite childhood bread. Pandan and coconut is a classic pairing and a much loved flavor among Malaysians and Singaporeans. The Pandan Coconut bread typically contains a scattered amount of dark and golden raisins but I […]
Banana Coconut Cake
Wondering what to make with your overly ripe bananas? Try this simple Banana Coconut Cake – tender and delicious with a crunchy coconut-almond topping. Absolutely satisfying as a teatime snack or after dinner dessert and goes great with a cup of hot coffee or tea! Enjoy! ~Cake is adapted from King Arthur Flour’s Banana Crunch […]
Ube Birthday Cake
This was lightly adapted from my ube chiffon cake recipe. Since I was planning to bake it in a 9” x 13” dish, I knew I didn’t have to worry too much about the batter being too heavy for the pan like when I baked the chiffon version. Hence, I upped the ube powder slightly […]
Pandan Coconut Doughnuts
Ta-dah- homemade pandan coconut doughnuts! My only day off and I spent half of it making/frying doughnuts, lol. The dough contains mashed potatoes, which I love because it keeps the end result moist and fresh for longer than a few hours. Toooooo delicious – absolutely worth my time! 😂❤️😋 Adapted from Mashed Potato Doughnuts recipe […]
Mung Bean in Coconut Cream Dessert
Absolutely simple and delicious on a cold winter’s night and it all came about because I had leftover coconut cream in the fridge to use up. :) Happy February! 1 cup mung beans, rinsed 4 cups water 2 pandan leaves, rinsed, raked, and knotted (optional) 1 cup unsweetened coconut cream* Gula Jawa/coconut sugar to taste […]
Kuih Bangkit
Finally, I have success making my favorite Chinese New Year cookie! I wasn’t sure if I could have ever done it in my lifetime, lol – the recipe seems so simple but yet, extremely complicated at the same time. The list of ingredients is short but there are so many variables in the process and […]
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Lemon Muffins
The main difficulty I had in the past when baking purely with just coconut flour was that the resulting baked goods would come out dense and wet in the center. Is it possible to obtain a tender, fluffy muffin with only coconut flour? Apparently, it is! Using a Keto Lemon Muffins recipe, I made some […]
Unreal Dark Chocolate Coconut Minis
Over the holidays, we discovered the Unreal Dark Chocolate Coconut Minis at Costco! Holy moly, they are so awesomely delicious!!! Coconuty, not too sweet (51% less sugar than the leading brand) but that just makes it so easy to eat more, lol, gluten-free, dairy-free – be still my heart! Zero sodium!!! I’m currently on quite […]