Filipino Cuisine

Ube cake (or Filipino purple yam cake) is unlike any cake you’ve had before. It’s sweet and earthy and deliciously purple! A staple in any Filipino celebration. (Looking for cupcakes? …

Tropical and refreshing, coconut popsicles (Filipino ice buko recipe) are a fantastic way to stay cool on a sizzling summer day. (A fan of coconut and tropical flavours? Try this …

This puto recipe is so easy to make and very customizable you can use the same recipe to make puto cheese and a wide variety of other puto flavours. From the traditional …

Mango graham cake is a popular dessert in the Philippines. Also called mango float, it’s cold, sweet and so easy to make. Just layer graham crackers, sweetened cream, mangoes and …

Homemade ube ice cream is bright, purple and bursting with delicious ube flavour. Bonus: you don’t need an ice cream maker! (Love making your own ice cream? Try this delicious …

This strawberry refrigerator cake (or the Filipino version of strawberry icebox cake) has a secret ingredient – condensed milk! It’s sweet, creamy and perfect on a warm sunny day. (Looking …

Ube tarts are the perfect 2-bite ube treats. Imagine creamy ube cheesecake filling within a buttery shortbread crust. So good! They’re easy to make too. Using ready-made tart shells, this …

Cheese bars Filipino-style are the perfect sweet and salty treat. Tender but firm, easy to make, a childhood favourite. (Fan of sweet and salty treats? You will love the combination …

Use this easy ensaymada recipe for soft, cheesy, Filipino ensaymada bread every time. Without shortening, can be made without molders, easy to customize. Simple and delicious! (Enjoy baking bread? Try …

Ube pandesal is your favourite Filipino bread roll but ube flavoured! Make it plain, with cheese, with ube halaya, or with cheese and ube halaya. Have it for breakfast, dip …

Ube ensaymada is your favourite soft and cheesy Filipino bread filled with delicious ube halaya. Unlike other ensaymada recipes, this recipe is simple, straightforward and easy to follow. Plus, I …

Brazo de Mercedes is a traditional Filipino dessert that consists of a soft and pillowy meringue roll filled with sweet and sticky egg custard. The combination is so good! Light and …

Taisan is the Filipino version of vanilla chiffon cake — soft and tender, light as air, brushed with butter and sprinkled with sugar and cheese. It’s a simple cake but …

This is the best ube roll cake ever. Soft and fluffy ube cake, whipped cream cheese frosting, so delicious! The recipe is fun to make, the cake roll is cheerful …

Taho is soft tofu (sometimes called silken tofu) that’s sweetened with brown sugar syrup (arnibal) and topped with sago or tapioca pearls. It’s a popular breakfast treat in the Philippines …

Learn how to make Filipino turon that’s crispy and crunchy whether fried or baked. Serve with ice cream and caramel sauce for a delicious turon dessert that will transport you …

Sans rival is a Filipino cake made of buttercream, meringue and roasted cashews. It’s chewy, crunchy, sweet and salty in one glorious bite. (If you love sans rival, you would …

Spanish bread is a Filipino sweet bread roll with a buttery, sugary filling. It’s then rolled in bread crumbs and baked until golden brown and delicious! (Fan of sweet bread …

Suman is a Filipino snack (or merienda) that’s made of glutinous rice and coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed to sticky perfection. Eat it with mangoes in the …

Learn how to make traditional pandesal with this simple and easy-to-follow recipe. Plus, the secrets to making the best pandesal every time. (If you prefer your morning bread a little …

Ube bread rolls — delicious ube jam enveloped in soft, fluffy bread and served with toasted coconut. This Filipino ube bread is perfect for special occasions but so easy to …