Philippine desserts

A churro (, ) is a type of fried dough from Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, made with choux pastry dough piped into hot oil with a piping bag and large closed star tip or similar shape. They are also found in Latin American cuisine, Philippine cuisine and in other areas that have received immigration from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, especially in France and the Southwestern United States.

custard dessert with soft caramel on top

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Tangyuan is a traditional Chinese dessert made of glutinous rice shaped into balls that is served in a hot broth or syrup. They come in varying sizes, anything between a marble to a ping-pong ball, and are often stuffed with filling. Tangyuan are traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival, but because the name is a homophone for reunion () and symbolizes togetherness and completeness, this dish is also served at weddings, family reunions, Chinese New Year, and the Dōngzhì (winter solstice) festival.

jelly-like dessert eaten in East Asia

thumb|upright=0.6|Haluhalo made in Spring Valley, San Diego County, California|Spring Valley, California Halo-halo, more properly or formally spelled haluhalo, is a popular cold dessert in the Philippines made with crushed ice, evaporated milk or sometimes coconut milk, and flavoring such as ube jam (ube halaya), sweetened kidney beans or garbanzo beans, coconut strips, sago, gulaman (agar), pinipig, boiled taro or soft yams in cubes, flan, slices or portions of fruit preserves, and other root crop preserves. The dessert is often topped with a scoop of ube ice cream and sometimes other fruit-b

South and Southeast Asian dessert

Chewy, translucent, jelly-like food produced by the fermentation of coconut water

dried, crispy slice of banana

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An alfajor or alajú (, plural alfajores) is a traditional confection. Originally from present-day Spain, it is found now in Argentina, Bolivia, Southern Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Southern France, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Dodol, also known as kalamae (), or mont kalar mei () is a traditional sweet confection of Southeast Asia, particularly associated with Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar. It is made by slowly simmering coconut milk and palm sugar with rice flour or glutinous rice until it thickens into a sticky, chewy consistency.

Bibingka (; ) is a type of baked rice cake in Filipino cuisine that is cooked in a terracotta oven lined with banana leaves and is usually eaten for breakfast or as merienda (mid-afternoon snack), especially during the Christmas season. It is also known as bingka in the Visayas and Mindanao islands.

barbequed banana dish from the Philippines

Philippine banana snack

type of sweet rice cake from the Philippines

rice cake originating in the Philippines

Espasol is a chewy and soft, cylinder-shaped Filipino rice cake. It is made from glutinous rice flour cooked in coconut milk and sweetened coconut strips and, afterwards, dusted or coated with toasted rice flour.

Macapuno, also called coconut sport, is a naturally occurring coconut cultivar that has an abnormal development of the endosperm. The result of this abnormal development is a soft translucent jelly-like flesh that fills almost the entire central cavity of coconut seeds, with little to no coconut water.

Philippine dessert

Ginataan (pronounced: ), alternatively spelled guinataan, is a Filipino term which refers to food cooked with gatâ (coconut milk). Literally translated, ginataan means "done with coconut milk". Due to the general nature of the term, it may refer to a number of different dishes, each called ginataan, but distinct from one another.

Pinaltok or bilo-bilo is a Filipino dessert made of small glutinous balls (sweet sticky rice flour rounded up by adding water) in coconut milk and sugar. Then jackfruit, saba bananas, sweet potatoes, taro, and tapioca pearls or sago (regular and mini size pearls) are added. Bilo-bilo's origin is in Luzon. There are different recipe versions depending on what region in the Philippines it is from. Some recipes call for young coconut meat and some call for adding pandan leaves. This is usually and traditionally eaten hot while others prefer eating them cold after refrigeration.

Filipino coconut custard pie

popular snack food in the Philippines

Filipino ice cream made with purple yam

thumb|Opened kalamay inside the coconut shell Kalamay (also spelled calamay, literally 'sugar') is a sticky sweet that is known in many regions of the Philippines. It is made of coconut milk, brown sugar, and ground glutinous rice. It can also be flavored with margarine, peanut butter, or vanilla. Kalamay can be eaten alone, but is usually used as a sweetener for a number of Filipino desserts and beverages. It is related to the Chamorro dessert called kalamai.

Philippine bread with a custard filling

Filipino rice dish

sweet custard confectionary from the Philippines

Sapin-sapin is a layered glutinous rice and coconut dessert in Philippine cuisine. It is made from rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, water, flavoring, and coloring. It is usually sprinkled with latik or grated coconut among other toppings. The dessert is recognizable for its layers, each colored separately.

Sorbetes in the Philippines refers to a traditional ice cream originating in the country, uniquely characterized by the use of coconut milk and/or carabao milk. It is served on a wafer cone or sandwiched in a bread bun. It is distinct from the similarly named sorbet and sherbet. The term is borrowed from Spanish as the plural form of sorbete which refers to sorbet. It is often pejoratively called "dirty ice cream" in contrast to brand-product ice cream, such as those made by Magnolia or Nestlé. It is traditionally peddled in colorful wooden pushcarts by street vendors called "sorbeteros". It i

thumb|Roasted latík (made from pure coconut milk extracted from fresh mature grated coconut meat), a by-product of coconut oil|coconut oil production in the [[Philippines]] thumb|Sinukmani topped with latik coconut curds

Ginanggang, guinanggang, or ginang-gang () is a snack food of grilled skewered bananas brushed with margarine and sprinkled with sugar. It originates from the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It literally means "grilled" in Cebuano.

Bukayo is a Filipino dessert made from sweetened coconut strips. It is traditionally made by simmering strips or shredded bits of young, gelatinous coconut (buko) in water and sinuklob, which is sugarcane muscovado melted into a chewy caramel-like consistency. Dryer versions of bukayo with a crumbly texture are known as bocarillo. Bukayo can be eaten on its own, usually rolled into little balls. It can also be used as a garnish and filling for other desserts, most notably for pan de coco, moche, and sinudlan empanada.

Filipino rice cake

Filipino dessert

Gulaman, in Filipino cuisine, is a bar, or powdered form, of dried agar or carrageenan extracted from edible seaweed used to make jelly-like desserts. In common usage, it also usually refers to the refreshment ''sago't gulaman, sometimes referred to as samalamig'', sold at roadside stalls and vendors.

Puto cuchinta or kutsinta, is a type of steamed rice cake (puto) found throughout the Philippines. It is made from a mixture of tapioca or rice flour, brown sugar, and lye, enhanced with yellow food coloring or annatto extract, and steamed in small ramekins. It bears resemblance to the Burmese mont kywe the and Indonesian and Malaysian kuih kosui.

Tibok-tibok (Pampangan: tibuktíbuk) or carabao-milk pudding is a Pampangan dessert pudding made primarily from carabao (water buffalo) milk and ground soaked glutinous rice (galapong). Originating in the Philippine province of Pampanga, it is especially popular in Cagayan. It has a soft jelly-like texture and is topped with latik (coconut curds) before serving. It is characteristically creamy white in color and has a delicate, sweet and slightly salty flavor. It is very similar to the more common maja blanca, albeit the latter is made with coconut milk and cornstarch.

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Pichi-pichi, also spelled pitsi-pitsi, is a Filipino dessert made from steamed cassava flour balls mixed with sugar and lye. It is also commonly flavored with pandan leaves. It is served rolled in freshly grated coconut, cheese, or latik (coconut caramel) before serving.

Filipino ice cream made with cheese

Filipino dessert

type of rice cake native in the Eastern Visayas, Philippines

Palitaw (from litaw, the Tagalog word for "float" or "rise") is a small, flat, sweet rice cake eaten in the Philippines. They are made from galapong - washed, soaked, and ground malagkit (sticky rice). After excess water is let out from the grinding process, scoops of the batter are rolled and flattened to a circular shape and cooked by dropping into boiling water; floating to the surface is an indication that they are done. Before serving, they are dipped in grated coconut, and presented with a separate mix of sugar and toasted sesame seeds. There are many different kinds of Palitaw including

Binignit is a Visayan dessert soup from the central Philippines. The dish is traditionally made with glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk with various slices of sabá bananas, taro, ube, and sweet potato, among other ingredients. It is comparable to various dessert guinataán (coconut milk-based) dishes found in other regions, such as bilo-bilo. Among the Visayan people, the dish is traditionally served on Good Friday of Holy Week.