KAKANIN RECIPE

Bibingka is a Filipino rice cake, traditionally cooked in clay over banana leaves, that is especially popular during the Christmas season. This version is baked in the oven so that bibingka can easily be recreated at home. Pinoys love to spread lots ...

These colorful puto will bring cheer to any merienda spread. We used the speedy Cuisinart Steam Oven to make these rainbow-hued muffins.  Rainbow Puto with Cheese  1 Lightly grease muffin pans or individual puto molds with oil. Preheat the Cuisinart steam oven ...

Molasses is the secret ingredient in these black kutsinta pieces. Its earthy, sweet, umami flavor gives it its distinctive color while imparting deep sweet flavors.If you love the flavor of molasses, feel free to increase the amount to as much as 1/4 cup ...

Can't think of what to serve this afternoon for merienda? No worries! This cheese puto recipe is sure to be a crowdpleaser. With basic ingredients that you can find in your kitchen such as all-purpose flour, butter, and cheddar cheese, you too ...

Soft, fluffy puto (Filipino steamed rice cake) is one kakanin you won't get tired of. This version is flavored with pandan leaves, with a soft floral aroma and a subtle sweet molasses-like flavor. Pandan Puto Recipe 1 Make the pandan water: Boil 1 cup water ...

Pichi pichi is a Filipino dessert that is simply made with grated cassava (or cassava flour), sugar, and pandan water. Grated cheese and desiccated coconut add texture, crunch, and layers of flavor. It's great for merienda or as a potluck party contribution! Pichi Pichi RecipeMakes 20-24 ...

What could be better than puto? Puto topped with cheese.Puto at its most basic is traditionally made plain and actually made from rice flour. This sweetened steamed rice cake is one of our Filipino kakanin. It's our version of the West's cupcakes but more simply ...

Bibingka doesn't get easier than this! This kakanin recipe uses the simple mix-and-dump method so there's no need to do any soaking, no need to use a high-powered kitchen gadget, nor do you need any other special ingredient to make this classic bibingka taste ...

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 ...

In the city of Taguig and the tiny town of Pateros, there is a sticky and gooey kakanin that is a relative unknown to the rest of Metro Manila called inutak. Residents of these two places claim the name comes from the texture of ...

Muscovado sugar has a wonderfully warm flavor that plain sugar doesn't have. Upgrade your ordinary white puto with this puto recipe made with natural brown sugar. Here are more puto recipes:  ...

When we think of kakanin, we think of cooking rice flour for hours upon hours. There’s a lot of effort that goes into producing the sweet, classic merienda. But not for pichi-pichi! You can get those tender, sweet, addicting little bites with ...

Get your bibingka fix with this easy recipe: it's made with glutinous rice (galapong) which is more accessible than the rice flour used in traditional bibingka. It's just as delicious, too. Top with butter and grated cheese! To make a traditional bibingka galapong, you ...