Hawaiian and Asian Dessert Recipes

Azuki Coffee Jelly (also called Red Bean Coffee Jelly) is an old school local Hawaii dessert. It's easy to make at home and very popular at parties. Served chilled, this layered jelly uses only pantry ingredients for contrasting layers of azuki beans, coffee jelly, and sweetened condensed milk jelly. It is beautiful and delicious! Why …

Sweet apple bananas, rolled in brown sugar, folded in a lumpia / spring roll wrapper and deep fried! Who doesn't love hot and fresh banana lumpia? Also known as turon, this delicious Filipino dessert and snack is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser. The bananas are hot and melty, made rich and caramel-like from the …

Grass Jelly is an herbal jelly dessert. Delicate and refreshing! It's made from the roots and stems of the grass jelly herb (called mesona) and typically served as a combination of jelly and liquid. People mostly purchase this dessert canned and pre-made, but once you try this fresh and elegant homemade version, you'll never go …

Aiyu jelly is a refreshing Taiwanese dessert. Often served as a drink topping or with honey lemon water, this popular jelly treat is elegant and light. You can buy it from tea shops and it comes in canned form, but did you know that you can make "fresh" aiyu jelly at home? Yes! All you …

This delicious pudding combines two favorite ingredients: black sesame and soy milk! It's smooth, silky, and never too sweet. We make one layer of black sesame pudding and top it with a layer of soy milk pudding. We use agar agar (instead of gelatin) for the pudding to get the perfect texture. It's delicate and …

Have you heard about Furikake Animal Crackers? Furikake Chex Mix might be the "original" furikake snack but in the last few years, the animal cracker version has become a very popular Hawaii snack! Similar concept, but with animal crackers in place of chex mix. Furikake Animal Crackers are crunchy with a delicious salty-sweet balance. It …