Sweet Coconut Soup with Fruit Pearls

Sweet dessert soups are common in East and South East Asia. I'm partial to those made with coconut milk, which make a silky base for inclusions of fruit, red bean, tapioca pearls, and jellies. Spherified fruit juices combine the best of these add-ins: intense fruit flavor with a dynamic, juicy texture. I used guava juice, but use whatever flavors (perhaps in combination) you like. You can even dilute flavored syrups (like ginger or cinnamon) in water for your fruit juice. Just stay away from aci...

Taro Sago (Tapioca) Dessert Soup - The Woks of Life

This taro sago dessert soup is a tasty and lightly sweet end to a Chinese meal. It’s also easy to make, with just 8 ingredients. 

Black Sticky Rice Mango Dessert

This delicious Asian dessert has sliced mango, Thai black sticky rice, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, and shaved ice. It's rich and refreshing!

Tapioca Pearls with Coconut Milk and Mango (Tambo-Tambo) from 'The Adobo Road Cookbook'

As a kid, I turned my nose up at the mere mention of tapioca pudding, despite the fact that I had never even come close to trying the stuff. I'm sure I'm not alone here. But for Marvin Gapultos, a warm Filipino tapioca porridge called tambo-tambo remains a favorite dessert. And why not? The tapioca pearls glimmer in a rich coconut milk broth, studded with fat, chewy rice balls and small pieces of sweet fruit. His version in The Adobo Road Cookbook is easy and fun to make (rice balls dough = tast...

Coconut Rice (fluffy, not gluey!)

Simple, fluffy coconut rice! Fantastic side with any South East Asian food - Thai, Malaysia, Vietnamese - as well as Caribbean and tropical foods.

Khao Niao Mamuang (Thai Coconut Sticky Rice With Mango)

This Thai dessert of glutinous sticky rice, seasoned with salty-sweet coconut milk and served with tender, fragrant slices of mango, will be irresistible.

Thai Black Sticky Rice Dessert (Two Honeymoon Dessert Recipes!)

Honeymoon Dessert is the pinnacle of Asian desserts and these two copycat recipes are a refreshing summertime dessert. These stores are everywhere in China but when int he US, you'll have to follow this recipe!.

Mango Sago: Quick & Refreshing Summer Dessert - The Woks of Life

Mango Sago is a quick, refreshing, and satisfying summer dessert popular in Asia, with juicy chunks of mango and a sweet mango/coconut milk tapioca pudding.

Chè Chuối (Vietnamese Banana, Tapioca, and Coconut Milk Dessert)

This delightfully rich and creamy, coconut milk–based soup is full of plump, fragrant bananas, and tender tapioca pearls.

Thai-Inspired Coconut-Pandan Rice Pudding With Fresh Mango

[Photograph: Leela Punyaratabandhu] An easier, quicker, more stovetop-friendly version of the iconic Thai dessert, Khao Niao Ma-muang, this coconut rice pudding and mango retains all of the flavors found in the original dish by which it is inspired. Pandan leaves...