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Maja Blanca (Coconut Milk Pudding)

Kristel Baclaan
Creamy, soft and luscious Maja Blanca (Coconut Milk Pudding) that's made with 5 ingredients. A famous Filipino dessert that is quick, easy and very simple to make on holidays. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 3 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine filipino
Servings 10 slices
Calories 285.9 kcal

Equipment

  • 13x9 baking dish
  • pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (400ml) can coconut milk
  • 1 (354ml) can evaporated milk
  • 1(341ml) can corn drained
  • 1 (398ml) can cream style corn optional
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup water use to dissolved cornstarch

Instructions
 

  • Combine, coconut milk, evaporated milk and sugar In a pot. Bring the mixture to boil until sugar is dissolved.
  • Add corn and cream style corn and stir for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, dissolve 1 cup cornstarch with 1 cup of water.
  • Add dissolved cornstarch over the mixture and stir.
  • Continue stir your mixture until thick like pudding or until you get the consistency you want. This usually takes about 6 minutes. Just remember that the maja will continue to set as it cools.
  • Transfer the maja mixture into greased pan and allow it to cool. Top with crushed roasted peanuts and serve!

Notes

  • Number of servings/Yields depends on how big or small you cut your maja.
  • Grease pan with oil or butter before transferring the maja mixture over. 
  • Sugar can be adjusted to ½ cup instead of ¾ cup if you don't want it too sweet. 
  • This recipe uses 13x9 baking dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 285.9kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 4.9gFat: 11.6gSaturated Fat: 9.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.4gCholesterol: 11.1mgSodium: 160.7mgPotassium: 307mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 21.2gVitamin A: 182IUVitamin C: 4.1mgCalcium: 109.9mgIron: 1.7mg
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