Coconut Rice Porridge

As a person who steers more toward bacon and steak in the morning, this is one of the precious few sweet dishes that graces my breakfast table with any regularity. Inspired by a coconut breakfast porridge found commonly throughout the Caribbean, this aromatic dish makes for a wonderful and filling vegan brunch.

Breakfast Black Rice Porridge With Coconut Cream

A popular Thai dessert/snack of black sticky rice pudding is reinterpreted as a wholesome breakfast porridge that happens to be made of whole grain, vegan, and gluten-free.

Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge With Coconut and Condensed Milks

Smooth, creamy, and infused with nutmeg, vanilla, bay leaf, coconut, brown sugar, and condensed milk, this Jamaican cornmeal porridge is as filling as it is absolutely delicious.

Seriously Asian: Korean Red Bean Porridge

[Photographs: Chichi Wang] Previously Scrambled Tofu » All Seriously Asian recipes » In efforts to reduce my overall intake of lard, I've been making and eating a lot of porridge. Porridge fills you up without weighing you down, not to...

Coconut Tapioca Dessert with Sweet Rice Balls

This coconut tapioca dessert with homemade sweet rice balls and fruit is our take on the sweet soups and desserts loved in many Asian countries.

Hobak Beombeok (Korean Squash, Sweet Potato, and Bean Porridge)

A simple, warming, all-vegetable porridge from Korea, loaded with winter squash, beans, sweet potatoes, and chestnuts.

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...

Nasi Lemak (Malaysian Coconut Rice)

Frequently served with toppings and condiments like sambal tumis and dried anchovies, this coconut rice is what many Malaysians crave when they wake up in the morning.

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...

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...