Maja Blanca

Name: Maja Blanca
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12 portions
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 800 ml · 2 cans coconut milk; 48 g · 6 tbsp cornstarch; 400 g · 1 cans sweet corn kernels; 370 ml · 1 cans evaporated milk; 390 g · 1 cans condensed milk; 240 ml · 1 cup water; 100 g · ½ cup sugar; 28 g · 2 tbsp butter; 40 g · ½ cup toasted coconut or latik, optional topping

🍽 Serves 12⏱ Prep 15 min🔥 Cook 25 min⏳ Rest 120 min🌍 Filipino

A creamy coconut and corn pudding, set in a tray and topped with toasted coconut or latik.

📍 Philippines

The story of the dish

Maja blanca grew from the Spanish manjar blanco, a milk pudding, made Filipino with coconut milk and corn; it is a classic at fiestas and Christmas.

The name: Maja blanca comes from the Spanish manjar blanco, 'white delicacy'.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
coconut milk	800 ml	2 cans
cornstarch	48 g	6 tbsp
sweet corn kernels	400 g	1 cans
evaporated milk	370 ml	1 cans
condensed milk	390 g	1 cans
water	240 ml	1 cup
sugar	100 g	½ cup
butter	28 g	2 tbsp
toasted coconut or latik optional topping	40 g	½ cup

Tools & equipment

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Also used: cast iron pot · silicone whisk

Method

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water.
Heat the coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk and sugar in a pot.
Add the corn kernels and the cornstarch mixture and stir constantly over medium heat until very thick.
Stir in the butter.
Pour into a greased tray, smooth the top and let it set, then chill.
Top with toasted coconut or latik and cut into squares.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Stir without stopping once the cornstarch is in, or it will turn lumpy.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 12

320kcal

5 gprotein

40 gcarbs

16 gfat

Allergens

Milk

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