Khanom kluai, Thai steamed banana cakes

Khanom kluai, Thai steamed banana cakes

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A Thai dessert: mashed bananas, blackberries, rice flour, egg, sugar, and thick coconut milk, poured into small cups or banana leaves, sprinkled with shre…

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Use ripe bananas and blackberries, which are sweeter and more fragrant. Traditionally, these cakes are baked in small ramekins or banana leaf cones.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$11.43 $1.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.67
  • $1.91
  • $5.50
  • $0.39
  • $0.12
  • $1.44
  • $0.40

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the mashed bananas, rice flour, egg, sugar, salt, and coconut milk. If the mixture is too thick, add a little water. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour servir, pour each portion, place it in a small bowl, a banana leaf cup, or a serving dish. ≈ 3 min
  3. Sprinkle with shredded coconut mixed with a pinch of salt. ≈ 2 min
  4. Steam for 15 to 20 minutes, above a pot of boiling water.

The bill

Khanom kluai, Thai steamed banana cakes

  • 3 cups of mashed banana blackberries (nam wa)$1.67
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut$1.91
  • 3 cups of rice flour$5.50
  • 2 cups of sugar$0.39
  • 1 tablespoon of fine salt$0.12
  • 1 cup of thick coconut milk$1.44
  • 1 egg$0.40

Total$11.43

that's $1.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of mashed banana blackberries (nam wa)
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut
  • 3 cups of rice flour
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of fine salt
  • 1 cup of thick coconut milk
  • 1 egg
  • A little water

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