Vietnamese Sweet Corn Desserts

Sweet corn is a popular dessert in Asia.

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For me, the presence of each ingredient has something unique to find out. We can always explore new things, especially with the presence of technology today. I often explore new things about recipes on Pinterest and also YouTube. I get a lot of new knowledge about how to process food and variations in preparing certain ingredients.

So, I can make new recipes not only about something that I often find in my area and country but I also want to try many recipes from other areas and countries.

Like this time I wanted to make a menu to break the fast. A sweet menu that is indeed recommended for breaking the fast. I thought about sweet desserts.

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I looked at the supply of sweet corns. For a moment I looked for inspiration for what dessert menu I could make with this sweet corn.

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Then I remembered a Vietnamese dessert recipe that I had found on a website. So I decided to make a Vietnamese corn dessert.

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Well, I'm sure this is not 100% similar to the original version. That's because I don't have any glutinous rice. Also, my results here, the texture of this sweet dessert is not too dense. Although I made a little bit of power like soup, my texture here is quite thick. That's because my husband doesn't really like the texture of this kind of dessert that is dense so I decided to add more broth.

Meanwhile, the type of corn used is of course the type of sweet corn, not the type of corn in general. That's because of the difference in taste and texture.

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The type of sweet corn has a softer texture compared to corn in general, you can also see here some white corn kernels. While the more common corn found has an overall yellow color.

If you want to try using the type of corn in general, you should choose corn that is easy and has a soft texture.


In addition, here I don't cook the coconut milk sauce. This is to reduce the fat and cholesterol content in this sweet dish. So I only add thick coconut milk when they are cooked and ready to serve.




THE INGREDIENTS

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  • 500 grams of sweet corn
  • 800 ml of water, you can reduce up to 500 ml if you want to get thick texture
  • 5 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water, mix together
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 65 ml of thick coconut milk or coconut cream



COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

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Prepare the sweet corn. If you have a cheese grater, it will be better to make the texture of the corn softer. Meanwhile, I don't have a corn grater.

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So I just use a thin knife. I make thin slices on the corn several times so that the corn kernels are not too big.



STEP 2

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Don't throw away the corn cobs because they will give a strong aroma to the whole dessert. Boil water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Then boil the corn cobs for 15 minutes.



STEP 3

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Add sweet corn pieces, then cook for another 15 minutes or until the corn is cooked. Then, add sugar, stir well.



STEP 4

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After the sugar has dissolved, prepare the cornstarch mixture. Then add it to the boiled sweet corn. Cook until thick then remove from heat.



SERVE

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Serve the Vietnamese corn dessert with coconut milk sauce. Because here I don't make a sauce, there's no special coconut milk, so I just serve the dessert with ready-to-drink coconut milk.

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I love How the texture of the soft sweet corn combined with the savory coconut milk is typical of Asian desserts that you will find if you visit Asian countries such as Vietnam itself, the Philippines and Indonesia but of course with various additional variations of certain ingredients as fillings or toppings.

Share with me in the comments column about the version of this sweet corn dessert that you know from your area. See you ❤️☕☕🌸

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Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari


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Who is Anggrek Lestari?

Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.


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I grew up eating Corn Pudding. You can use fresh corn stalks, frozen, or canned corn. Whole kernel is the best. With the canned corn, you have a choice of creamed corn. With the creamed corn, the smooth milky texture is already there for whatever dish you want to combine it with.

The corn pudding can be a dessert (if sugar added) or a side dish with your meat and veggies. A side dish I love is fried corn, adding onions, various colored bell peppers, celery in which you stir fry the aromatics, then add the whole kernel corn. The flavor is a subtle sweet from the release of natural sugars. A day's rest, the flavor intensifies.

Thanks for sharing your corn dish. Take care.
!LADY

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Around the world have many corn pudding recipe, I will explore for sure 😊

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Oh, that looks good, but is it okay to eat it when its cold? I feel like it will taste good too when put in a fridge for a minute before eating 🤤. I remember Mais con Yelo here, but it used Milk and not coconut milk and it has ice on it. ✨

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Yeah, we can put them in the fridge

We can use many type of milk for sure 😊

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Share with me in the comments column about the version of this sweet corn dessert that you know from your area.

I've never had corn dessert before, but they sell corn in small containers on the street and it's delicious. It's not a dessert but it feels like one :D

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In Asian, we love to cook corn as sweet dessert but with sweet corn type

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I fell in love with your recipe as soon as I saw it. I especially want to try corns these days. It has become one of my favorites. I also love sweet corns.

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Sweet corn is delicious for simple desserts 😊

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I don't think I have ever had corn in a dessert. I'd try it though. I love fresh corn.

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I have never tasted Vietnamese food, but as I am a fan of sweet corn I can already imagine the taste of this dessert and with that topping of coconut sauce my mouth is watering! 😋

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I know very little about Vietnamese cuisine, but I've already tried some dishes (most of them, soup) and I can say that I liked them (despite some very different types of seasoning).

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It's great that you keep an open mind and learn new ways to prepare or improve the recipes you know. Including recipes from other countries in your kitchen is an excellent option, dear friend
@anggreklestari

I love this recipe and the way it's prepared

Have a great day

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Hello my friend
This recipe is simple to preapare
I hope you like it
Thank you

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This dessert looks really easy to made and I think I will be able to find the ingredients also here in Italy, well coconut milk it's not easy to find but some shops sell it, I must definitely try this recipe .

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When you have no coconut milk, you can use almond milk 😊

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This recipe is just ideal to break a fast because it will do much good to the stomach instead of the hard food. Nice job, it is worth trying out.
!LOLZ

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This sweet corn dessert looks super delicious and especially because of the sweet corn that is extremely delicious. Thank you for sharing dear friend. Blessings

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would it still be alright if i just serve it without the liquid and add any type of milk to it alot of it ?

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Wow I think u should become a professional chef 😁 daily making some new recepies.

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This recipe is totally new for me.... i will try it...

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I call this grits, and it's really good. but boiling these corn cobs makes the difference

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Yeah corn cobs create strong flavor for sure 😊

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Wow, it looks really delicious, sis, the corn tastes really good ❤️

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I've never tried eating this corn porridge, it looks delicious 😍

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