Kaya Jam

This quick version of the popular caramelized coconut-pandan curd is spread over toast with lots of butter. Serve with soft boiled eggs and a coffee for a real Singaporean kopitiam breakfast.

Buko Pandan (Filipino Dessert Salad With Coconut and Pandan)

A creamy and refreshing fruit salad made with pandan jelly and coconut cream.

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...

Coconut-Palm Sugar Ice Cream

Palm sugar lends a soft caramel flavor with a tinge of butterscotch that makes this ice cream special. Add coconut milk, eggs, and pandan to the team and we've got a combination of flavors that South East Asians have enjoyed for ages.

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.

Coconut Curry Dipping Sauce

South Asian flavors come together harmoniously in this easy dipping sauce, made by warming red curry paste with coconut milk, then rounding out and boosting their flavors with honey, soy sauce, fish sauce, ginger, and lime. It's perfect as a dip for dumplings, or with poached chicken.

Pandan Khanom Chan (Layered Rice Sweets)

Khanom Chan lie totally outside the Western dessert canon, and can be a refreshing change-up from more typical desserts. To the uninitiated, the texture's a surprise, like the chewy tapioca pearls in bubble tea or elastic balls of mochi. Its...

Pumpkin in Sweet Coconut Cream (Fak Thong Kaeng Buat)

Tender pumpkin cooked in a sweet coconut cream.

Pandan Chiffon Cake

This moist tropical cake rocks coconut milk and the bright green essence of pandan leaf, a popular Southeast Asian ingredient.

Tam Khao Pod Kai Kem (Thai Corn Salad With Salted Duck Egg)

A bright, savory, sour, and sweet salad with coconut-infused corn, crunchy long beans, and crumbled salted duck egg.