Philippines

Biko

Name: Biko
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 pieces
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 400 g Sticky rice; 600 ml Coconut milk; 200 g Brown sugar; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 1 Pandan leaf

Filipino sticky rice cake with caramel

Biko is a Filipino sticky rice cake cooked in coconut milk and brown sugar.

A caramelised coconut topping (latik) crowns the sweet cake, served at celebrations.

Servings8 pieces

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Sticky rice400 g
Coconut milk600 ml
Brown sugar200 g
Pinch of salt1 pinch
Pandan leaf1

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Pre-cook the sticky rice.
Reduce coconut milk with brown sugar and pandan.
Set aside some coconut caramel (latik) for the top.
Stir the sticky rice into the caramel sauce.
Press into a dish and brush with latik.

Make it original

Sticky rice and coconut milk are in the Asia Boutique.

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