Grahams Buko Pandan
Favorite Filipino dessert. Buko means young coconut fruit.
INGREDIENTS:
For crust:
1 cup grahams, crushed
8 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
For buko pandan filling:
1 cup heavy cream/all-purpose cream, chilled
1/2 cup condensed milk
2-3 pandan leaves
1 cup buko (about 1 coconut fruit), shredded
1 bar green gulaman
4 cups buko juice (from the coconut)
1/2 cup sugar
PROCEDURE:
1. Mix grahams and melted butter in a bowl. Spread and press the mixture evenly onto the bottom of pan and chill for 10 minutes.
2. Boil buko juice with pandan leaves that are individually twisted to break the fibers and expose the juice. Simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Remove pandan leaves and add gulaman bars. Boil until gulaman is dissolved. Cool slightly.
4. Whip heavy cream till doubled in volume. Mix in condensed milk and shredded coconut. Set aside in the refrigerator.
5. Pour and stir gulaman mixture into whipped cream.
6. Spread filling over the pie crust. Chill and serve
7. Add 2 tablespoons of desiccated coconut for added taste.
about 8 servings
