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Buko Pandan Kutsinta

Yields6 ServingsTotal Time50 mins

Satisfy your sweet cravings with our Buko Pandan Kutsinta—a mouthwatering blend of fragrant pandan and coconut flavors, infused into soft and chewy rice cakes. Each bite offers a delightful taste of Filipino dessert tradition, making it a perfect treat for any occasion.

Pandan
 1 ⅓ cups sugar
 1 ⅓ cups water
 3 pandan leaveswashed and lightly bruised (to extract more flavor)
 1 tsp pandan essence
 1 ⅛ cups glutinous rice flour
 ¼ cup tapioca flour
Coconut Cream
 ¾ cup sugar
 1 cup coconut cream
 1 ⅛ cups glutinous rice flour
 ¼ cup tapioca flour
Assembly
 1 tbsp oilfor lining containers
 1 cup coconut cream
 ¼ cup white sugar
Pandan
1

Combine sugar, water, and pandan leaf in a pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves. Allow to boil and remove from heat, remove pandan leaves, and set aside to cool.

2

In a bowl, combine rice flour and tapioca flour. Slowly add pandan syrup, and whisk thoroughly until smooth and well combined. Add Pandan extract.

Coconut Cream
3

In a pan over medium-high heat, dissolve sugar in coconut cream and bring to a boil. Set aside to cool.

4

In a separate bowl, combine rice flour and tapioca flour. Slowly add coconut cream mixture, and whisk thoroughly until smooth and well combined.

Assembly
5

Lightly oil the containers/molds and pour in a thin layer of Pandan mixture. Steam until just set. Add a layer of coconut cream mixture and steam until just set. Repeat, alternating layers until molds are filled.

6

In a saucepan, dissolve white sugar into the coconut cream and bring to a boil until thickened (but not browned). Set aside sauce.

7

Pour coconut cream and sugar sauce over the layered kutsinta and enjoy!

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