All The Puto Recipes You Should Bookmark

Puto, the versatile Filipino kakanin, is delicious. Puto can be a side dish to your pancit or dinuguan, a standalone snack, or a scrumptious dessert. Perhaps because it's made of rice, just like rice, it's addicting and goes with everything! Plus, it's quite easy to make? Here are the recipes you should try! 

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1 Cheese Puto Recipe  

The basic, quintessential cheese puto should be on your list of Filipino recipes you need to try at least once. Give it a little twist with some bacon for added umami! 

 

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2 Rainbow Puto Recipe   

If you like to go a little extra, especially if there are kids coming over, then they definitely deserve this rainbow puto. 

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3 Pandan Puto Recipe  

The simple addition of pandan not only adds a fragrant flavor but also, a bright color to liven up a spread. 

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4 Leche Puto Recipe

Amp up the "dessert" quality of puto by combining it with leche flan. Twice the deliciousness, the chewy cake is a great contrast to the creamy leche flan. Make it into tiny little cakes or make one big cake version! 

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5 Brown Sugar or Muscovado Puto Recipe   

Sometimes, the simplest swap can make a huge difference. Changing your sugar into brown sugar or muscovado gives it a more complex sweetness.  

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6 Ube Puto Recipe  

If you love ube, then why not incorporate it into puto? Give the simple flavor a much welcome earthy note. 

  

This is the ultimate puto recipe that's meant to be shared!

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7 Puto Cake Recipe    

Making a huge puto cake isn't just impressive, it actually makes the process easier! This is perfect for parties. 

The best part about puto isn't just the no-fail deliciousness. It's also that it's best shared! Spread some cheer the next time you bring puto to a party! 

What's your favorite puto recipe? What are your favorite puto combos? Tell us! 

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