Is the day really complete without delicious merienda? If your favorite afternoon snacks include all-time favorites like kakanin, then you should definitely try a leveled-up version that combines kakanin with other favorites like ube halaya and leche flan. The next time you ask yourself "What should we eat for ...

Tita Lea's black kutsinta are popular for a reason: they are chewy molasses-flavored kutsinta paired with a caramel sauce and toasted coconut. The business began in 2014 when Lea Paez moved to Baguio City from Malabon. She now serves and sells Malabon ...

Most of us grew up trying at least one kind of kakanin or rice cake: The puto or the pichi-pichi that came from the store, the colorful and layered sapin-sapin at family celebrations, or even the biko your grandparents made at home. ...

While it’s easy to make a classic puto, you can always have a little fun when making this Pinoy classic kakanin, too. You can add different ingredients to make it more interesting, like what we did with this cheese puto, leche flan ...

We all love a classic puto bumbong, whether it’s the holidays or not. There’s great comfort in biting into this purple-hued glutinous rice, served with a slab of butter, and then sprinkled with coconut meat and muscovado sugar. But with all the ...

Newbie cooks don't have to be intimidated about making dessert. While there are many no-bake recipes that can satisfy your need for something sweet, we think you don't have to look too far from the ingredients you're comfortable working with to make something ...

One of the most popular and well-loved kakanin is the puto. Also known as the steamed rice cake, puto comes in many forms. It can be found as mini muffin-sized bites and can even be found as steamed in a large bilao if ...

Steamed rice cakes is a truly Asian thing. Only in Asia will you find steamed rice cakes, or more commonly known as puto, in varying shapes, sizes, and flavors. The recipes are usually not difficult to follow and do but there are a few ...

For those who have set foot in Tacloban, you have probably tried moron, a native delicacy commonly found in this province. It's similar to suman, but the malagkit is cooked in coconut milk, sugar, and mixed with cocoa, then wrapped in banana leaves. When you unwrap ...

There are a lot of types of kakanin you can find all over the Philippines. We have the common suman, sapin-sapin, kutsinta, puto, pichi-pichi, biko, puto bumong, and bibingka which you can find almost everywhere, and we have the more unusual and ...

It’s the holiday season once again and our craving for bibingka is back. Have you thought of making bibingka yourself? We have this handy guide to help you make the best bibingka you can at home.The traditional way of cooking bibingka can be recreated. However, one ...

There are many kinds of kakanin (rice cakes) so you should be delighted to know that it's easy to make at any time if you have the ingredients handy. Here are all the ingredients you need to make it plus a few handy tips ...

We all love puto. These little rice cakes were probably one of the first kakanin you tasted, and it's just as good now or even better than it was then. This Filipino steamed rice cake recipe is really just a less glamorous version of a cupcake ...

Puto, the Filipino steamed rice cake, is often served alongside savory main dishes such as pancit or dinuguan (pork blood stew). Traditionally made with rice flour, it is usually sweet and is enjoyed as a snack or merienda.The most common version is ...

A bilao of kakanin is often present in every Filipino handaan, but it never fails to make an appearance during the celebration of Buwan Ng Wika (National Language Month). If you’re looking for an extra festive bilao of kakani, Dolor’s Kakanin offers a bilao of ...