Dodol pisang, banana coconut confection
An Indonesian confectionery: long-cooked, mashed bananas with coconut milk, palm sugar, and pandan, then mixed with grilled coconut.
Banana dodol is a traditional Indonesian dessert, particularly popular in the Sumatra region.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting1 hr
- Total1 hr 50 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$1.53 $0.19 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.12
- $0.02
- $0.39
Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Peel the bananas and mash them into a puree. ≈ 8 min
- Grate half of the coconut and toast it in a dry pan until it is golden brown.
- Grate the other half and squeeze it to obtain a thick coconut milk. ≈ 8 min
- Combine the banana puree, coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan, and salt in a saucepan and stir until the mixture thickens. Add the toasted coconut and mix well.
- Remove from the heat, spread out on a plate, and let cool before cutting.
The bill
Dodol pisang, banana coconut confection
- 500 g of bananas, plus blackberries$1.12
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
- 500 g of palm sugar (gula jawa)$0.39
Total$1.53
that's $0.19 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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