My Fruity Maja Blanca

Maja Blanca or others would call it “Maja” is one of my favorite dessert.  The original Maja blanca is made of mainly cornstarch, coconut milk and sugar.  However, thru the years Maja Blanca has evolved and different version has been created.

Before, Maja Blanca is actually serve on special occasions. Nowadays, Maja Blanca can be bought in school canteens, restaurants, and or even along the streets. For me, I would consider Maja Blanca as one of the Philippine Street foods as it is literally found anywhere usually together with other Filipino desserts like puto, kutsinta, and the like.

Maja Blanca, this luscious dessert is really very easy to make and the ingredients are very common. Maja Blanca is also one of the easiest to make. These Holiday season, I came up with my own version of Maja Blanca which is very good for Christmas and New Year’s snack. I added cheese to make it creamier and to add texture. I also added corn kernel and fruit cocktail to add taste and variation. Perfect for Noche Beuna, Christmas Parties, and of course New Years Eve dinner.

Preparing this fruity maja blanca is really easy. All you need to do is simply follow the steps indicated in this maja blanca recipe. Tip, it is really important to give the coconut milk time to boil and to be cooked. Also, make sure to mix the main ingredients properly.

Try this Maja Blanca and let me know what you think.

Ingredients:

2 packs of Instant Coconut Milk approximately around 50 g

1 small box of Cream Cornstarch

2 big cans of evaporated milk

1 big can of condensed milk

1 big can of Corn Kernel

100 g of Quick Melt

¼ kilo of white sugar

1 can of fruit cocktail (approximately around 850 g)

250 ml of All Purpose Cream

Cooking Procedure

1.       Dissolve the powdered coconut milk using the juice of the fruit cocktail and add at least 1 cup of water.

2.       Boil 1 liter of water and slowly pour the coconut milk then bring to boil for at least 5 minutes stir every after 1 minute.

3.       Add the sugar, condensed milk, evaporated milk, quick melt cheese, All purpose cream and whole sweet kernel corn then stir until all the ingredients are evenly distributed and the cheese has melt. Bring to boil for at least 3 minutes but make sure to stir as necessary as needed.

4.       Simmer for 8 minutes

5.       Dilute the cornstarch in a cold water then add it on the pot.

6.       Stir thoroughly.

7.       Allow to cook while stirring until the mixture reaches your desired thickness

8.       Pour the mixture in a serving tray then arrange and flatten the top using a flat tool such as a wooden spatula

9.       Garnish with fruit cocktail

10.   Allow to cool down then refrigerate for at least 1 hour

11.   Serve cold. Share and enjoy!