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| My grandmother on vacay in Japan circa 1955 |
I miss her cooking. One of my favorite desserts she made is a Filipino dessert called Biko made with sweet rice and coconut milk. We often had this for 'merienda' our afternoon snack. Biko is absolutely delicious. I decided to make Biko today. It turned out awesome. Love you Lola. (that's grandmother in Pilipino!)
Here's the recipe: Have fun!
- 2 cups malagkit or sticky rice or sometimes called glutinous rice - I've used Mochi Rice too.
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3 cups coconut milk (my grandmother often used fresh coconut milk - she shred the coconut by hand)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Toasted shredded coconut for topping - I forgot the coconut this time.
While rice is cooking up, combine coconut milk with brown sugar and salt in a pot.
Cook on low heat until it becomes thick in texture. Stir often.
Once rice is cooked add to coconut milk mixture that is still in the pot. Mix well. Continue to cook on medium to low heat until all liquid evaporates. This will take a bit... like 20 minutes. Be sure to keep an eye on it so you don't over cook it! Stir often.
Transfer Biko to an eight inch pie or cake pan. Flatten out with back of spoon. Let cool & Set. Serve in slices.
My grandmother used to wrap up individual servings in banana leaves. I looked for banana leaves at my local Asian market but they were out. Next time!
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| Sweet Rice |
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| Just added sweet rice to coconut milk mixture |
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| Biko! Ready to eat. |
