The Sweet Side of Filipino Cuisine

Filipino cuisine is known not only for savory dishes such as adobo and pancit, but also for colorful desserts full of tropical flavors. Ingredients such as ube, pandan, coconut, and condensed milk form the basis of many traditional desserts.

Whether you are making a festive dessert or a simple sweet treat, you can easily create the flavors of the Philippines with authentic Filipino ingredients.

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In this category, you will find:

• Ube Flavoring
• Ube Jam (Ube Halaya)
• Ube Extract
• Pandan Extract
• Coconut Milk
• Coconut Cream
• Sago
• Gulaman
• Kaong
• Nata de Coco
• Macapuno
• Condensed Milk
• Evaporated Milk

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Ube: the Purple Icon of the Philippines

Ube (Purple Yam) is perhaps the best-known dessert ingredient from the Philippines. The purple yam has a creamy, slightly sweet flavor and is used in cakes, ice cream, pastries, cookies, and traditional desserts.

Ube has also become extremely popular outside the Philippines because of its striking purple color and unique flavor.

Halo-Halo

One of the best-known Filipino desserts is Halo-Halo, which literally means “mix-mix.”

This popular dessert consists of a combination of:

• Shaved Ice
• Condensed Milk
• Ube
• Kaong
• Nata de Coco
• Macapuno
• Beans
• Jelly
• Fruit

Every region has its own variation, but the combination of fresh and sweet flavors makes Halo-Halo popular worldwide.

Pandan and Coconut

Pandan gives desserts a subtle, aromatic flavor and is often used in combination with coconut milk. Together, they form the basis of countless Filipino desserts, cakes, and puddings.

For Traditional Filipino Desserts

With these ingredients, you can make:

• Halo-Halo
• Ube Halaya
• Leche Flan
• Buko Pandan
• Cassava Cake
• Maja Blanca
• Ube Cake
• Ube Ice Cream

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Combine your dessert ingredients with our Filipino Beverages, Filipino Snacks, and Filipino Pantry Staples & Canned Goods for a complete Filipino meal.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ube?

Ube is a purple yam that is widely used in Filipino cuisine. Thanks to its creamy texture and slightly sweet flavor, ube is popular in desserts, ice cream, pastries, and beverages.

What is Halo-Halo?

Halo-Halo is a traditional Filipino dessert made with shaved ice, milk, fruit, jelly, ube, kaong, nata de coco, and other sweet ingredients.

What is pandan?

Pandan is a tropical plant whose leaves are used to give desserts and pastries a mild, aromatic flavor and green color.

What is nata de coco?

Nata de coco are cubes of fermented coconut gel that are widely used in Halo-Halo, fruit drinks, and other Asian desserts.

What is kaong?

Kaong are sweetened fruits from the sugar palm and are a traditional topping for Halo-Halo and other Filipino desserts.

What desserts can you make with Filipino dessert ingredients?

With these ingredients, you can make Halo-Halo, Ube Halaya, Leche Flan, Buko Pandan, Maja Blanca, Cassava Cake, and various ube desserts.