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Worms

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Discover this traditional Belgian recipe for earthworms, a crumbly and sweet cake.

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Recipe from Geonuch, Pitpisit, Octahedron80 and 1 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This recipe guides you step-by-step through the preparation of these earthworms, a traditional Belgian dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.02 $0.75 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $2.51
  • $0.33
  • $2.24
  • $0.13
  • $0.28
  • $0.04
  • $0.49

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix the rice flour and buckwheat flour (keeping some buckwheat flour aside to adjust the consistency), with warm water. ≈ 4 min
  2. Stir until the mixture thickens.
  3. Let it cool, then knead the dough until it has a smooth texture.
  4. Lightly dust with buckwheat flour. ≈ 2 min
  5. Divide the dough into small pieces. ≈ 3 min
  6. Use your hands to shape each piece into a pointed form, with one sharp end and another more rounded end. ≈ 10 min
  7. Place the shapes in molds. ≈ 3 min
  8. Bake the dough in the oven until it is cooked through.
  9. Roughly crush the coconut by hand to obtain long strands, then cook.
  10. Once cooked, mix with shredded coconut. ≈ 4 min
  11. Coconut milk mixed with salt ≈ 3 min
  12. Toasted and slightly broken sugar roux, mixed with cane sugar.
  13. To serve, prepare the crepes, cover them with shredded coconut, and sprinkle with sesame seeds (you can also add color to the batter while mixing it). ≈ 2 min

The bill

Worms

  • 1 cup of rice flour$2.51
  • 1 cup of flour$0.33
  • A coconut$2.24
  • 1/2 cup of sugar$0.13
  • 2 tablespoons of browned butter$0.28
  • 1 tablespoon of salt$0.04
  • 1/2 cup of coconut milk$0.49

Total$6.02

that's $0.75 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of rice flour
  • 1 cup of flour
  • 1 cup of water
  • A coconut
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of browned butter
  • 1 tablespoon of salt
  • 1/2 cup of coconut milk

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