Filipino Recipes – Suman Moron (Dessert) Recipe – Pinoy Food
Suman Moron originated from Leyte, an island in the Visayas. It is a popular Filipino dessert served during parties and other special occasions. Luckily, I don’t have to wait for any special celebrations to try this delicacy, since these are usually sold outside the church on Sundays.
This recipe makes about 30 pieces of Suman Moron that are 4 inches long each.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of glutinous rice flour
- 6 cups of ordinary rice flour
- 2 kilos of grated coconut meat
- 1 large can of evaporated milk
- ½ kilo of white granulated sugar (refined)
- 1 kilo of muscovado sugar
- 30 chocolate tableya, melted with 1/4 cup water
- 1 stick of cheddar cheese (julienned)
- 1 cup of chopped peanuts
- 1 small bottle of vanilla extract
- 8 cups of boiling water
- about 30 pieces of banana leaves, cut into rectangles (8″x10″)
Cooking instructions:
- In a container, place the grated coconut meat and pour boiling water. Set aside. (Note: 8 cups of canned coconut milk can be used as an alternative.)
- Mix the 2 types of flour well until they are well incorporated. Divide the flour mixture evenly into two parts.
- Juice the shredded meat when the coconut mixture is cool enough to handle. Use a fine strainer to separate the coconut milk. Divide the coconut milk equally into two parts.
- In a heavy-bottomed mold, place half of the flour mixture and pour in one part of the coconut milk, muscovado sugar, melted chocolate, vanilla extract and peanuts. Mix well and place over medium heat. Keep stirring as you cook the mixture. At first, irregular lumps will form. But as you keep stirring, the mixture will even out as it thickens. Turn off the heat when oil starts to come out. Set aside to cool.
- To the second half of the flour mixture, add the remaining coconut milk. Then for about half of the white sugar and evaporated milk. Mix well. Place in a separate pan and cook over medium heat while stirring continuously. Remove from heat when mixture is thick. Set aside to cool.
- Pass the banana leaves to the fire so that they are soft. Then use the coconut meat squeezed over the leaves.
- Take a heaping tablespoon of the first mixture (chocolate) and place it on the banana leaf wrapper. Sprinkle some cheese before rolling up, with the banana leaf covering the mixture. Therefore, your hands will not touch the mixture that is being rolled.
- Take another heaping tablespoon of the second mixture (milk) and do the same process.
- Place the two cylinders (milk and chocolate) and roll up to form a thicker cylinder with the two colors merged.
- Roll up the banana leaf to wrap it tightly and tie a string at both ends to secure it.
- Repeat the process until all the two mixtures have been wrapped.
- Steam for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Let cool before serving.
