Easy
Christmas Noche Buena
Bibingka - Filipino Christmas Rice Cake
Philippines' iconic Christmas morning treat - soft coconut rice cake baked in banana leaves and topped with salted egg. This aromatic delicacy is sold outside churches after Simbang Gabi, filling the air with festive sweetness.
45
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
20 min
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
Ingredients (11 items)
2.00 cups
Sweet rice flour
glutinous
2.00 cups
Coconut milk
0.75 cup
Sugar
3.00
Eggs
beaten
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
2.00 tsp
Baking powder
0.50 tsp
Salt
2.00
Salted duck eggs
sliced
6.00 pieces
Banana leaves
cut to fit pans
1.00 cup
Grated coconut
fresh
0.50 cup
White cheese
kesong puti, sliced
Instructions (8 steps)
1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line small round pans with banana leaves.
2
Mix rice flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl.
3
Whisk together coconut milk, eggs, and half the melted butter.
4
Combine wet and dry ingredients, mix until smooth batter forms.
5
Pour batter into prepared pans, filling 3/4 full.
6
Bake 15 minutes. Top with salted egg and cheese slices.
15 minutes
7
Continue baking 10 minutes until golden and set.
10 minutes
8
Brush with remaining butter, top with grated coconut and sugar. Serve warm.