Posts tagged Vietnamese dessert
Vietnamese Baked Honeycomb Pandan Cake (Bánh Bò Nướng Trứng Rễ Tre Lá Dứa)

A delicious Vietnamese baked honeycomb pandan cake. It is made primarily with eggs, pandan, coconut milk, rice flour and tapioca starch. The cake has a light, springy, and airy texture with a burst of pandan and coconut flavor.

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Vietnamese Steamed Layer Cake with Pandan and Mung Bean Paste (Banh Da Lon)

A colorful green and yellow Vietnamese steamed layer cake that's semi-sweet, slightly sticky, perfectly chewy, and springy. It's the perfect to go with tea. Plus, it's so fun to eat!

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Vietnamese Grass Jelly and Milk Dessert (Sửa Sương Sáo)

Grass jelly, or Suong Sao, is a black gelatin that begins with boiling the leaves and stalks of the Chinese mesona plant then gelatinized with starch. The jelly is cut into cubes for use in many desserts and drinks in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. One quick recipe that utilizes grass jelly is Sua Suong Sao. Sua Suong Sao is a simple iced drink of grass jelly and milk, sweetened with simple syrup. It’s a quick and refreshing drink for a warm and sunny day.

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Vietnamese Silken Tofu in Ginger Syrup Dessert (Tau Hu Nuoc Duong)

Silken Tofu in Ginger Syrup (Tau Hu Nuoc Duong) is a light and delicate Vietnamese/Chinese dessert. You may have seen this dessert as one of the many offerings at Dim Sum. In Vietnam, this dessert is commonly sold as street food.

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