The Popular Yummy Sweets In Philipine
Ube Mamon
Ube Mamon is a small, soft, and fluffy cake from the Philippines. It is made with eggs and oil, which make it light and airy. Filipinos love to eat it as a snack. Its main flavor comes from purple yam jam, also called Halayang Ube.
Maja Blanca is a sweet and creamy Filipino dessert. It has a soft, jelly-like texture and is made mostly with coconut milk, cornstarch, and sugar. Many people call it coconut pudding. It is popular during holidays, birthdays, and fiestas. Some versions today add corn and milk, but the first Maja Blanca recipes did not include these.
Maja Blanca
Pichi-pichi
Pichi-pichi is a Filipino dessert consisting of three key ingredients: grated cassava, sugar, and water. The concoction is steamed until it develops a firm, glutinous texture, and it is then rolled in desiccated coconut. The dessert is especially popular during merienda, parties, and celebrations.
Lumpia is a traditional Filipino fried spring roll. It uses thin wrappers and is filled with ground pork, cabbage, and other vegetables. Sometimes, banana is also added for a sweet taste. Lumpia is usually served as a snack, appetizer, or side dish. It tastes even better with sweet chili sauce for dipping.
Lumpia
Cassava cake with macapuno
Cassava cake with macapuno is a sweet Filipino dessert. It is made from grated cassava, coconut milk, condensed milk, and macapuno, which is soft and chewy coconut meat. People enjoy it as a snack or dessert. It is often served during Christmas, parties, and fiestas.
Haluhalo is a famous cold dessert from the Philippines. It is made with crushed ice, milk, and many sweet ingredients like ube jam, sweet beans, coconut strips, jelly, sago, and fruits. Sometimes it also has flan and soft yam. On top, there is usually a scoop of ube ice cream. It is served in a tall glass with a long spoon. Many people call Haluhalo the national dessert of the Philippines.
Haluhalo
Sorbetes
Sorbetes is a popular Filipino ice cream. It comes in many flavors like mango, chocolate, cheese, coconut, and purple yam (ube). It is often made with carabao milk and served in small scoops on sugar cones. Some people eat it in bread buns, like a sandwich. Even though the name sounds like sorbet, it is not the same. People call it “dirty ice cream” as a joke because it is sold on busy streets.