Ube Halaya is a popular Filipino jam or dessert made with ube or purple yam as the main ingredient. This delicious dessert is also known as purple yam jam with vibrant violet purple color. It is usually topped with grated cheese or latik (toasted coconut curds). This Ube Halaya recipe can be incorporated in other […]
Dessert Recipes
Having a sweet tooth, check out our simple, easy dessert recipes. Ice cream, cake, pie, cookies are great for snacks or end your luscious meal with something sweet. Our desserts are not too sweet and you can always tweak it to suit your taste.
Melon Ball Drink
This Melon Ball Drink recipe is incredibly simple, easy to prepare, and thirst quenching. These melons are so naturally sweet that no sugar, honey, or agave is required. Summer is the ideal season to indulge in Melon Ball Drink, as you’ll discover various juicy, sweet melons varieties readily available in the supermarket. Grab it while […]
How To Make Latik (Toasted Coconut Curds)
Learn How to Make Latik or Toasted Coconut Curds. Latik is use as topping for delicious Filipino snacks like biko, palitaw, sapin-sapin and more. Latik adds a crunchy coconut flavor to desserts. I use less topping not to over power the dessert. Serve extra latik on the side. What is Latik? Latik are curds that […]
Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting
Try this Easy Sugar Cookie Frosting recipe to decorate your Valentine sugar cookies. This Sugar Cookie Frosting is easy to make by hand with only a few ingredients. Cookies are stackable once frosting is fully dry. Royal icing is a popular frosting for sugar cookies but if you don’t care for egg whites, give this […]
Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe
I'm featuring two Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe both using similar main ingredients of flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla. The difference between the two, one is using butter, baking powder and milk while the other uses vegetable oil, baking soda and cream of tartar. These Sugar Cookie recipes are both easy, delicious and uses ingredients that are […]
Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls is a copycat cinnabon recipe with soft, fluffy, tender, buttery dough in a swirl of cinnamon and brown sugar filling topped with creamy, melt in your mouth cream cheese frosting and chopped walnuts. If craving strikes, you know you can make homemade Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls, just as delicious or even better. The […]
How to Make Dracula’s Dentures for Halloween
Make this Spooktacular Dracula’s Dentures for Halloween to put a smile in your kids faces. This Dracula’s Dentures recipe is easy made with cookies, mini marshmallow, vanilla frosting or vanilla wafers and red gel coloring. It is something you can make on the day of Halloween. Make your kids favorite cookies or if you […]
Maple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These Maple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies will surely satisfy your craving for something sweet. But let me tell, it is not too sweet. It is addicting with its chewy oats, moist, soft texture with subtle sweetness. If you are looking for the typical thin, crispy and chewier cookies made with brown and granulated sugar, this is […]
Sapin-Sapin Recipe
Sapin-sapin recipe is a popular Filipino dessert made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, condensed milk and sugar in 3 vibrant colored layers and topped with latik and toasted desiccated coconut. Sapin-sapin is topped with latik (toasted coconut curds) that gives it the ultimate richness in flavor. It is easy to make, so don't skip […]
Moist Zucchini Bread Recipe
This classic Moist Zucchini Bread recipe is easy, an all-time favorite made of grated zucchini and crunchy walnuts incorporated in the batter in a subtle cinnamon, nutmeg flavor with delicious spiced crumb topping. For my taste, the best zucchini bread recipe is moist and not too sweet with or without any topping. It can be […]
Fruit Cocktail Cake
Fruit Cocktail Cake is moist, rich but not too sweet and very easy to make. If you are craving for cake and you have a can of fruit cocktail in your pantry, you can easily whip up this cake recipe. It is simple and quick to make and you’ll be amaze how delicious it is. […]
Fresh Strawberry Cake with Freeze-Dried Strawberry Buttercream
Fresh Strawberry Cake with Freeze-Dried Strawberry Buttercream is moist and delightful with intense strawberry flavor. This strawberry cake is flavored with reduced fresh strawberries added to the batter and smothered with creamy frosting that is not too sweet but with rich strawberry flavor from the powdered freeze-dried strawberries. If you love strawberry cake, this is […]
Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers are delicious easy desserts made with flaky puff pastry dough filled with cinnamon flavored diced apples. This quick to make Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers can be done in an hour using a store bought puff pastry and fresh apples. If you love apple pie then there’s no doubt you’ll be all […]
Fruit Cocktail Jello Easter Eggs
Fruit Cocktail Jello Easter Eggs are Jello gelatin desserts with fruit cocktail and shaped into an egg using a mold. These Jello Easter Eggs can be made in a rainbow of colorful flavors. You can also combine 2 or more of your favorite fruity flavor in one egg mold. Jello Jigglers is a fun project […]
Heart Shaped Brownie Cake Pops
This Heart Shaped Brownie Cake Pops are irresistable treats and easy to make. What not to love, made with classic brownies smothered in Hershey’s chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, Dutch chocolate dipped in melt in your mouth luscious Ghirardelli chocolate melts. And another thing to love, it takes less than an hour to make this delicious […]
Butter Brown Sugar Candied Walnuts
Butter Brown Sugar Candied Walnuts are crunchy walnut halves coated in butter, brown sugar, white sugar and salt. Give it an added flavor like rum, cayenne pepper, cinnamon or any spice you prefer. Candied Walnuts are perfect for snacking, salads, topping for ice cream, yogurt and a great holiday give away. Butter Brown Sugar Candied […]
How to Make Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered Strawberries are irresistible treats made of fresh strawberries dipped in melted creamy milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate. Making Chocolate covered strawberries are easy yet elegant and delicious. It is a perfect gift to someone special on Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Birthday, or any occasion. Make it and indulge, enjoy it all […]
Red Velvet Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies
This Red Velvet Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies are festive holiday cookies that you can easily make on this hectic time of year. Kids and adults alike will love the combination of chocolaty red velvet with the minty candy cane flavor. Happy Holidays to Everyone & A Great 2020! Today's Delight has achieved many milestone this […]
Eggnog Custard Pie
Eggnog Custard Pie is a delicious silky smooth dessert made of milk, eggs, nutmeg and eggnog. If you love eggnog, make this seasonal holiday pie while you can. After the holidays, you have to wait almost a year before they stock eggnog again. If you have read my previous post Eggnog White Russian cocktail and […]
Soft Eggnog Cookies
This soft eggnog cookies are great seasonal treat for the holidays. They’re deliciously soft, not too sweet with a subtle blend of spices topped with a not too rich eggnog frosting. Add eggnog cookies on your Christmas holiday spread and you'll be glad you did. Indulge in this eggnog cookies while you can, once the […]
Instant Pot Leche Flan
Instant Pot Leche Flan is a quicker way to cook this Filipino creamy smooth custard with caramel syrup. Leche Flan is usually served during special occasions or holidays. Why, I have no clue since it is not that hard to make. When my mom had her catering business, it was made every other week. It […]
Easy Special Bibingka Recipe
Easy Special Bibingka Recipe is Today’s Delight, a Filipino baked rice cake made special with all the toppings. Bibingka is made by combining rice flour, egg, sugar and milk until smooth, then baked and topped with salted egg, cheese, butter and grated coconut. With only a few basic ingredients, you can make this easy bibingka […]
Candy Cane Macarons with Buttercream Filling
Candy Cane Macarons with Buttercream Filling are dainty and festive French pastries made of meringue, almond flour, powdered sugar and filled with candy cane buttercream filling. This batter macaron recipe is not too sweet and you can also control the amount of sugar in your filling. A great give away for family and friends this […]
Easy Biko Recipe with Latik
Learn to make this easy Biko recipe with latik, a Filipino rice cake dessert made of glutinous rice (sweet rice), coconut milk and brown sugar topped with latik or caramel coconut topping. Biko also known as sinukmani is a well loved snack in the Philippines. The easiest way to make biko is to cook the […]
Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie
Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie is a traditional Hawaiian dessert made with Macadamia Nut Shortbread Crust, filled with pureed or chunky Okinawan Sweet Potato and topped with creamy coconut pudding called Haupia. This is a delicious dessert to try this Thanksgiving or during the holidays. This pie has a vibrant deep purple color that comes […]
Plantain Baklava with Jackfruit & Walnut in Rum Syrup
Delicious Crisp Plantain Baklava with Jackfruit & Walnut in Rum Syrup is Today’s Delight. This baked Banana Baklava is made of ripe plantain cooked in banana rum syrup, layered with jackfruit, walnut, cinnamon and filo dough in luscious buttered rum syrup. This plantain banana baklava was inspired by the Filipino turon that is made of […]
Banana Plantain in Butter Rum Cinnamon Brown Sugar Syrup
Banana Plantain in Butter Rum Cinnamon Brown Sugar Syrup is simple and easy but delectable dessert. Ripe banana plantain simmered in luscious flavor of butter rum sauce and cinnamon sure to please everyone. Since I have a bottle of banana rum, I use that to make this dessert but unflavored rum works as well. I’ve […]
Easy Suman sa Lihiya with Caramel Syrup
Learn how to make this easy Suman sa Lihiya, a Filipino sticky rice delicacy. Suman sa Lihiya is made from glutinous rice with lye water, wrap tightly in banana leaves and boiled in water. It is often served with coconut caramel syrup or grated coconut and brown sugar or latik. You will be amaze, there […]
Cassava Suman
Cassava suman is a Filipino delicacy made with grated cassava (kamoteng kahoy ), coconut cream or grated coconut and sugar. My aunt’s cassava suman recipe with latik and shredded young coconut meat is the best. All the ingredients I used to make this dessert were all pre-made except for latik (coconut granules). You can get […]
Mango Ice Cream Recipe
Mango ice cream recipe is today’s delight. A creamy ice cream made with fresh sweet mango that will delight anybody’s taste buds. This is a no churn ice cream very easy to make with only three ingredients. The best time to make mango ice cream is when mangoes are in season. Using ripe sweet mangoes, […]
Palitaw Recipe (Filipino Sweet Rice Cake)
Palitaw recipe is a flat sweet rice cake coated with a mixture of sugar, grated coconut, and roasted sesame seeds. Palitaw is a native Filipino snack that is pretty easy to make. When I was a child, my mom made this snack often. I waited patiently and anxiously to coat it with the sugar mixture. […]
Mango Sago with Coconut Milk (or without)
Mango Sago is a refreshing, simple, light dessert made with gelatinous mango puree and sago pearls (tapioca pearl) and chilled. Most Mango Sago recipe I have tasted have coconut milk or milk which is very tasty but the Gloria Maris style is so light and delicious and pairs well after a big meal. We vacationed […]
Easy Watermelon Popsicles Recipe
Watermelon Popsicles recipe are so easy to make and a refreshing treat for the summer. Summer is in full swing and watermelons are everywhere. This is the best time to make this thirst quenching treat while in season. It is fresh, sweet and healthy instead of having a cold sugary soda. Another best thing, it […]
Mung Beans, Red Beans, Agar-agar with Coconut Milk
Mung Beans, Red Beans, Agar-agar with Coconut Milk is an Asian dessert filled with shaved ice and flavored with vanilla or pandan, if desired. When I go to a Vietnamese restaurant, I usually order Che Ba Mau, a Vietnamese Three Color Bean Dessert. What I’m making is very similar to this dessert but instead I’m […]
How to Make Gulaman (Agar-Agar)
Gulaman also known as agar-agar is the Filipino version of gelatin. In the Philippines, gulaman comes in different colors and it is used in refreshments called samalamig like sago gulaman or desserts like buko pandan, flan, halo-halo and many more. It is also widely used in many Asian desserts. Making gulaman requires only a few […]
Fruit Tart Recipe (Not Too Sweet)
This Fruit Tart Recipe looks complicated but don’t be fooled. In fact, it is easy, simple to make and not too sweet. A crowd pleaser with its sweet pastry crust filled with sweet creamy custard filling topped with colorful array of fresh and juicy fruits. When making this fruit tart, you are not limited to […]
Heart Macarons with Strawberry Buttercream Filling
Heart Macarons with Strawberry Buttercream Filling are sweet treats for this Valentine’s Day or any day of the week. I have made French Macarons many times already but the usual round beautiful cookies. I figured I’ll take the challenge of making heart-shaped macarons with creamy strawberry buttercream filling. How to Make Heart Macarons When making […]
Filipino Fruit Salad Recipe
Filipino Fruit Salad is a popular Philippine dessert that is easy and quick to make. This is one of the few recipes I learned when I was a teenager. We make this dessert throughout the year and we always have it during Christmas and New Years. To really enjoy it’s creamy deliciousness it has to […]
Easy Filipino Tamales
Filipino Tamales is made of rice flour and coconut milk topped with peanut butter mixture, strips of chicken, pork and ham wrapped in banana leaves. Bacon can also be added as topping. Filipino Tamales are usually served during Christmas season. Filipino tamales is not the same as the Mexican tamales. They are both delicious but […]
Puto Calasiao Recipe
Puto Calasiao are bite size, sticky, white rice cakes that originated from the province of Calasiao, Pangasinan. This town is famous for puto calasiao, different flavored rice cakes (kakanin), kutsinta and sweets. Because of its popularity, it is not only sold in Calasiao but as far as Manila. Many street vendors selling puto calasiao lined […]