Description
Espasol are cylindrical rice cakes that originated in the Philippine province of Laguna. Popularly sold on major thoroughfares, bus stops and specialty shops in Laguna, this rice cake is made out of toasted rice flour and coconut strips cooked in coconut milk then dusted with toasted rice flour.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 1/2 cups glutinous rice flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups coconut milk
- 1 1/2 cups young coconut strips
- 1 stalk pandan, tied to a knot
Instructions
- Heat a very large wok then add the glutinous rice flour, cook in medium heat until toasted (it should be light brown in colour) while continuously mixing. Turn heat off, set aside 1/2 cup of the toasted glutinous rice flour this will be used for dusting.
- In a separate large wok add coconut milk, sugar, coconut and pandan. Bring to a boil then lower the heat to medium.
- Remove pandan leaves from the coconut milk mixture then gently add the toasted rice flour, continue to mix in low heat until it becomes really thick, by 5 minutes it would resemble a dough, continue folding while cooking to cook evenly, do this process for around 30 minutes.
- Place in a greased surface and flatten cooked mixture. Let it cool down.
- Slice into long strips or if you want to be more authentic roll it by hand to form a cylindrical shape rice cake. Roll each piece in toasted glutinous rice flour.
- For best result consume it next day as it will firm up, newly cooked ones will be softer.
I always enjoy the unusual recipes that you prepare…I know this wouldn’t be something I’d find in New England.
Looks delicious! I think the only pandan that I can find locally is frozen. Will frozen pandan work?
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Yes it will work, I use frozen as well
One of these days I’m going to make it to the Philippines and spend several days just eating street food! This looks like another good one.
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I thought that savory rice cakes were the best thing since sliced bread. (Forgive the American idiom.) And now you show me that there is a sweet version? I can’t wait to try this.
Sounds delicious, must try this sometime, thanks.
Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you and your family, x
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ooohh yummy rice cakes Raymund! They really remind me of some Indonesian cookies called “putri salju”! 🙂 Ang sarap indeed! Happy New Year to you and your family too!
I miss espasol, I usually buy this when we are going to a long trip on a bus. Happy New Year Raymund!
Aside from pastillas, this is one of my favorite pasalubong (coming home gift) from my aunts for Christmas or New Year. Happy New Year to you and your family, Raymund. More success to you on the coming year, my friend! 🙂
I love these 🙂 And this is why I love Filipino snacks – not hard to make and so delicious! Happy New Year!
Ang sarap talaga!!! 🙂 Yun lang pala laman ng espasol hehehe..kala ko may lihiya pa, etc…thanks for sharing this..gusto ko siya itry soon!!! 😀
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i can’t find this kind of merienda sa palengke, makapagluto nga para maiba naman. salamat po ng marami. =)
who invented espasol?
anung fiesta sa laguna ang nagseserve ng espasol?
please help me, i really need these information for our research.