Delicious Filipino Maja Blanca coconut pudding topped with toasted coconut.

Creamy Maja Blanca (Coconut Corn Pudding) Filipino Dessert

History of maja blanca Ingredients list Cooking coconut and cornstarch Adding corn and sugar Chilling and setting Serving with topping Storage tips Common Questions Filipino maja blanca has always been my go-to dessert when there’s a family get-together or, you know, the holidays just sneak up on me. Sometimes you just crave that sweetness you…

Soft and fluffy ube pandesal with cheese and ube jam filling.

Soft & Sweet Ube Pandesal (Trader Joe’s Inspired)

Ingredients Steps Tips & Storage Ube origin Accessibility Related links You ever get that craving right before dinner where you’re basically desperate for something yeasty, soft, and a little out-of-the-ordinary? Well, my ube pandesal recipe (yep — like the one at Trader Joe’s) totally hits that craving, every single time. I first heard about these…

A colorful bowl of homemade halo halo, a traditional Filipino shaved ice dessert.

Halo-Halo Dessert Made Easy with U.S. Ingredients

Ingredients (ice cream & jellies) Layering steps Tips Accessibility halo halo at home is always a little chaos, right? You see those gorgeous treats at Filipino restaurants and think, eh, looks impossible with all those fancy jars and tropical trimmings. But sometimes all you really want is halo-halo dessert in your own messy kitchen, quick…

Delicious oven baked leche flan dessert topped with caramel sauce.

Filipino Leche Flan Baked in the Oven

Ingredients Baking Steps Variations Accessibility Conclusion leche flan oven bake is one of those things that’ll solve your sugar craving when nothing else quite hits the spot. Ever find yourself desperately wishing for a sweet treat, but don’t feel like standing at the stove forever? That’s honestly how I got obsessed with this. Traditional Filipino…