How to Make Sapin Sapin

Colorful and delicious are the best words to describe this kakanin. Sapin-Sapin is a layered dessert of glutinous rice and coconut. It is one of the easiest Filipino desserts to make but patience is a must because the cooking time is a bit long.

Sapin Sapin Recipe
Sapin Sapin with latik topping

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups glutinous rice flour
  • ½ cup regular rice flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups pure coconut milk
  • ½ cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup condensed milk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp purple food color
  • 1 tsp yellow food color
  • Coconut oil, for greasing
  • Latik, for topping


Procedures:

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine glutinous rice flour, regular rice flour, and sugar. Mix well.
  2. Add pure coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and vanilla. Stir until smooth.
  3. Using bowls, divide the mixture into 3 equal parts. Put purple food color in 1 bowl then stir. Put yellow food color in 1 bowl then stir. Leave the remaining bowl with no food color.
  4. Grease an aluminum square pan with coconut oil. Pour in the purple mixture. Spread evenly. 
  5. Place the pan in the steamer then steam for 12 minutes. (Make sure that the water is already boiling before placing the pan)
  6. Remove the pan from the steamer then pour in the yellow mixture over the cooked purple mixture. Spread evenly.
  7. Place the pan back into the steamer. Steam again for 12 minutes.
  8. Remove the pan from the steamer then pour in the white mixture over the cooked yellow mixture. Spread evenly.
  9. Place the pan back into the steamer. Steam again for 15 minutes.
  10. Remove the sapin sapin from the pan. Run a knife into the sides of the pan for easy removal.
  11. Place the sapin sapin into a tray with a banana leaf. Put latik as the topping.
  12. Serve and enjoy your sapin sapin!

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