In Batangas, my mom's hometown, we do fiesta every June 12th. The best thing about Fiestas is the food!
These are the usual desserts that are served during fiestas or for just any occasions at all. These can be eaten as desserts or as "merienda"/snacks alone.
Enjoy!
Leche Flan
(courtesy of cookwithmilk.com)
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tbsp water
1 can Condensed milk
4 cups Evaporated milk
9 yolks
3 eggs
1/4 tsp grated dayap rind (optional)
1 tsp dayap juice (optional)
Procedures:
Place sugar and water in a heavy-bottom saucepan and cook over low heat, swirling pan every so often to prevent sugar from “crystallizing”, DO NOT MIX. Cook until golden in color, this will take about 10 to 15 minutes and pour on 3 leche flan molds. Set aside.
Place condensed milk, evaporated milk and the rest of ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour over caramel and cover with foil. Steam in barely simmering water for 30 to 45 minutes. Making sure the water doesn’t boil so as to have a very smooth flan. Let cool and chill before unmolding.
Pastillas
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Ingredients
1 can Condensed milk
1/4 cup Evaporated milk
3/4 cup powdered milk
sugar
Procedures:
Place the condensed milk, evaporated milk and powdered milk in a pan and mix well. Cook over low heat, stirring continuously until mixture starts to forms a soft ball. Place in a bowl and chill for at least 4 hours.
Form into logs and cut into 2” pieces. Roll in sugar and wrap in colored paper if desired.
Graham Mango Refrigerator Cake
(Picture Courtesy of dencio.com)
Prep Time:
Cook Time:
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
3 ripe mangoes
1 pack graham crackers
1 can condensed milk
2 packs all-purpose cream
1/2 cup melted butter (cooled)
1/2 pack gelatin (diluted in 1/4 cup hot water then cooled)
Procedures:
Prepare a square ceramic tray and arrange the first layer of graham crackers then set aside.
Slice the mangoes in thin shape then set aside also. Prepare a mixing bowl then place the all-purpose cream, condensed milk, melted butter and diluted gelatin. Mix them all together.
Spread the mixture using spatula on top of the graham and arrange the sliced mangoes in the layer. Repeat the same procedure by starting with graham crackers then cream and mangoes.
Chill overnight for best result.
Slice and serve cold.
Buko Salad
(Picture courtesy of Spots for Dates)
Ingredients
1 can pinoy fruit cocktail in can (with nata in it)
1 1/2 can condensed milk
1/2 pack all-purpose cream
3 pcs. Buko (shredded)
Procedures:
Place the shredded buko in a huge mixing bowl. Remove all the cherries from the fruit cocktail then set aside. Place the rest of the fruit cocktail in the mixing bowl. Add condensed milk to the mixture and carefully mix it. Pour the all-purpose cream and slowly mix it again. Place the salad in a plastic container then top with the cherries. Chill for 4-8 hours, then serve cold.
Maja Blanca
(Picture courtesy of Cooljoy)
Ingredients
2 cans condensed milk
1 cup coconut milk
4 box plain alsa gelatin diluted in 2 cups of water
1/2 cup kernel corn syrup from the can
1/4 cup kernel corn
2 tbsp. vanilla extract
Procedures:
Heat a casserole under medium temperature. After 2 minutes, pour coconut milk. Allow the liquid to boil for 10 minutes then add condensed milk. Stir smoothly then simmer it for another 10 minutes.
Stir consistently then add the corn syrup and vanilla extract. After 10 minutes add kernel corn.Then after 2 minutes add diluted gelatin. Stir until smooth.
It’s done after one minute.
Prepare plastic or ceramic container either oval or square. Pour the Maja Blanca in the container then top with kernel corn. Allow it to cool and compact its form for 30 mins to an hour.
Serve hot or cold.
These are the usual desserts that are served during fiestas or for just any occasions at all. These can be eaten as desserts or as "merienda"/snacks alone.
Enjoy!
Leche Flan
(courtesy of cookwithmilk.com)
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tbsp water
1 can Condensed milk
4 cups Evaporated milk
9 yolks
3 eggs
1/4 tsp grated dayap rind (optional)
1 tsp dayap juice (optional)
Procedures:
Place sugar and water in a heavy-bottom saucepan and cook over low heat, swirling pan every so often to prevent sugar from “crystallizing”, DO NOT MIX. Cook until golden in color, this will take about 10 to 15 minutes and pour on 3 leche flan molds. Set aside.
Place condensed milk, evaporated milk and the rest of ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour over caramel and cover with foil. Steam in barely simmering water for 30 to 45 minutes. Making sure the water doesn’t boil so as to have a very smooth flan. Let cool and chill before unmolding.
Pastillas
(courtesy of cookwithmilk.com)
Ingredients
1 can Condensed milk
1/4 cup Evaporated milk
3/4 cup powdered milk
sugar
Procedures:
Place the condensed milk, evaporated milk and powdered milk in a pan and mix well. Cook over low heat, stirring continuously until mixture starts to forms a soft ball. Place in a bowl and chill for at least 4 hours.
Form into logs and cut into 2” pieces. Roll in sugar and wrap in colored paper if desired.
Graham Mango Refrigerator Cake
(Picture Courtesy of dencio.com)
Prep Time:
Cook Time:
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
3 ripe mangoes
1 pack graham crackers
1 can condensed milk
2 packs all-purpose cream
1/2 cup melted butter (cooled)
1/2 pack gelatin (diluted in 1/4 cup hot water then cooled)
Procedures:
Prepare a square ceramic tray and arrange the first layer of graham crackers then set aside.
Slice the mangoes in thin shape then set aside also. Prepare a mixing bowl then place the all-purpose cream, condensed milk, melted butter and diluted gelatin. Mix them all together.
Spread the mixture using spatula on top of the graham and arrange the sliced mangoes in the layer. Repeat the same procedure by starting with graham crackers then cream and mangoes.
Chill overnight for best result.
Slice and serve cold.
Buko Salad
(Picture courtesy of Spots for Dates)
Ingredients
1 can pinoy fruit cocktail in can (with nata in it)
1 1/2 can condensed milk
1/2 pack all-purpose cream
3 pcs. Buko (shredded)
Procedures:
Place the shredded buko in a huge mixing bowl. Remove all the cherries from the fruit cocktail then set aside. Place the rest of the fruit cocktail in the mixing bowl. Add condensed milk to the mixture and carefully mix it. Pour the all-purpose cream and slowly mix it again. Place the salad in a plastic container then top with the cherries. Chill for 4-8 hours, then serve cold.
Maja Blanca
(Picture courtesy of Cooljoy)
Ingredients
2 cans condensed milk
1 cup coconut milk
4 box plain alsa gelatin diluted in 2 cups of water
1/2 cup kernel corn syrup from the can
1/4 cup kernel corn
2 tbsp. vanilla extract
Procedures:
Heat a casserole under medium temperature. After 2 minutes, pour coconut milk. Allow the liquid to boil for 10 minutes then add condensed milk. Stir smoothly then simmer it for another 10 minutes.
Stir consistently then add the corn syrup and vanilla extract. After 10 minutes add kernel corn.Then after 2 minutes add diluted gelatin. Stir until smooth.
It’s done after one minute.
Prepare plastic or ceramic container either oval or square. Pour the Maja Blanca in the container then top with kernel corn. Allow it to cool and compact its form for 30 mins to an hour.
Serve hot or cold.
Comments
To Kayni: So you too have a sweet tooth! hehehe~ I tried making yemma before and it was much simpler than making pastillas. I hope everything is fine with you too~