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Maja Blanca

August 7, 2020 by Food For Net 2 Comments

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Corn, condensed milk, coconut milk, and cornstarch to represent ingredients for maja blanca.

 

  Maja Blanca A quick and simple delicacy that will surely win everyone's vote. Perfect for your next potluck party. 1 400ml-Can Coconut Milk1 354ml-Can Evaporated Milk1 300ml-Can Condensed Milk3/4 Cup Fresh Milk3/4 Cup Cornstarch1 Cup Sweet Corn Kernels1 Tablespoons Coconut Oil Combine the coconut milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk in a pot. Simmer for 5 minutes.Dissolve the cornstarch in fresh milk in a separate bowl.Add the corn into the pot.Whisk in the cornstarch slurry into the pot and heat until the mixture thickens.Brush sides and bottom of a deep baking dish with coconut oil.Pour the maja blanca into…
Maja Blanca
Maja Blanca
2020-08-07
Food For Net
The depth of flavor and delicately smooth texture of this delicacy is unbelievable. It's simply melt-in-your-mouth redefined.

Maja Blanca

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The depth of flavor and delicately smooth texture of this delicacy is unbelievable. It's simply melt-in-your-mouth redefined.

User Rating: 2.94 ( 12 votes)

Maja Blanca

A quick and simple delicacy that will surely win everyone's vote. Perfect for your next potluck party.
Pin Recipe
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 400ml-Can Coconut Milk
  • 1 354ml-Can Evaporated Milk
  • 1 300ml-Can Condensed Milk
  • 3/4 Cup Fresh Milk
  • 3/4 Cup Cornstarch
  • 1 Cup Sweet Corn Kernels
  • 1 Tablespoons Coconut Oil

Instructions

  • Combine the coconut milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk in a pot. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Dissolve the cornstarch in fresh milk in a separate bowl.
  • Add the corn into the pot.
  • Whisk in the cornstarch slurry into the pot and heat until the mixture thickens.
  • Brush sides and bottom of a deep baking dish with coconut oil.
  • Pour the maja blanca into the oiled dish.
  • Leave at room temperature for an hour.
  • Chill in the rerigerator for at least 2 hours.
  • Slice and optionally serve topped with toasted coconut shavings.
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Literally translating to “white delicacy”, Maja Blanca is a dish of Spanish origin that has become a very popular Filipino dessert, present at almost any festivity. It basically is a coconut milk pudding thickened with a cornstarch slurry or with agar powder. Though more commonly prepared with the mere addition of sweet corn kernels and sugar, several variants such as that with purple yam or squash puree, can also be had.

Compared to a panna cotta most of the time, texture would be the only similarity that these two delicacies share. The use of coconut milk gives the maja blanca a subtle yet very distinct depth of flavor.

We'll be adding more complexity into this recipe by actually using four types of milk.

Start by combining the coconut milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk in a pot and simmer the mixture for about 5 minutes. Whisk constantly to keep anything from burning.

Add about a cup(or more) of sweet corn kernels into the mixture and give it another minute or two to soften a bit.

Dissolve the cornstarch in an equal amount of fresh milk, and whisk the slurry into the pot.

It wouldn't take long before the mixture thickens and should be taken off the heat. Unlike flour, cornstarch thickens quickly yet loses its binding property with extended exposure to heat.

Gelatin could also be used to stabilize this milk mixture instead of cornstarch at the expense of losing that sheen which is characteristic to a maja blanca.

Most recipes you'll find would call for the addition of extra sugar. I prefer my desserts on the less-sweet side and find the condensed milk to give just enough of the sweetness that I like.

Meanwhile, take a deep baking dish and brush its sides and bottom with some coconut oil. This would add more coconut flavor while serving as a release agent, making unmolding the maja blanca a whole lot easier in the end.

While still hot, pour the contents of your pot into the prepared baking dish. Leaving the maja blanca mixture for too long in there would cause it to cool and set right inside your pot.

Leave the maja blanca for a while on the kitchen counter. When it has come to room temperature, transfer it into the fridge and give it another hour or two to fully set.

 

Finally, invert the baking dish onto a serving platter to unmold your maja blanca. Cut it into serving portions and top with toasted coconut shavings.

More traditionally, this delicacy would be topped with browned coconut milk curds locally called “latik”. To prepare “latik”, simply pour coconut milk into a pan, and set it over low heat. The coconut milk solids should separate from the fats after a while, which you'll see as curds suspended in naturally-rendered coconut oil inside the pan. Start stirring the curds around with a spatula, allowing them to evenly brown in their own oil without burning.

Filed Under: Dessert, Original Recipes Tagged With: Coconut Milk, Corn, Milk, Other Recipes

Comments

  1. Adam Brown says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:54 am

    Great recipe! Will be making one soon and try using the four types of milk.

    Reply
  2. Arlyn Raza says

    July 17, 2020 at 4:51 pm

    I will try to make it now

    Reply

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