Peranakan Snack Delight

13 Recipes

Peranakan cakes or kuehs/kuihs are bite-sized dessert snacks that have a long history since the 15th century in Southeast Asia. These traditional snacks come in different shapes, designs, colours and textures and commonly use local ingredients such as glutinous rice, pandan leaves, palm sugar (gula melaka) and coconut milk.

Kuih Ko Sui (Steamed Palm Sugar Rice Cake)

Kuih Ko Sui (Steamed Palm Sugar Rice Cake)

1h 10min

Pulut Tai Tai (Steamed Blue Glutinous Rice)

Pulut Tai Tai (Steamed Blue Glutinous Rice)

2h 35min

Steamed Tapioca Kuih

Steamed Tapioca Kuih

50min

Kuih Sago (Steamed Sago Cake)

Kuih Sago (Steamed Sago Cake)

1h 20min

Pulut Inti (Glutinous Rice With Sweet Coconut)

Pulut Inti (Glutinous Rice With Sweet Coconut)

50min

Wajik (Palm Sugar Glutinous Rice)

Wajik (Palm Sugar Glutinous Rice)

1h 5min

Pulut Panggang (Grilled Rice Packets)

Pulut Panggang (Grilled Rice Packets)

1h 20min

Kuih Bingka Ubi (Baked Tapioca Cake)

Kuih Bingka Ubi (Baked Tapioca Cake)

1h 40min

Agar-Agar Gula Melaka (Palm Sugar Agar-Agar Jelly)

Agar-Agar Gula Melaka (Palm Sugar Agar-Agar Jelly)

4h 20min

Kuih Bangkit (Melt-in-Mouth Coconut Cookies)

Kuih Bangkit (Melt-in-Mouth Coconut Cookies)

2h

Kuih Ketayap (Crêpes With Sweet Coconut Filling)

Kuih Ketayap (Crêpes With Sweet Coconut Filling)

20min

Serunding Udang Kering (Dried Shrimp Floss)

Serunding Udang Kering (Dried Shrimp Floss)

1h

Inti Kelapa (Sweet Coconut Filling)

Inti Kelapa (Sweet Coconut Filling)

15min